NHL Free Agency Opens with Multiple Signings and Trades

The NHL free agency period officially commenced on July 1st, with numerous transactions reported. Key signings include Jonatan Berggren to St. Louis, Carl Grundstrom to Philadelphia, Sebastian Cossa to Utah, Arseny Gritsyuk to New Jersey, Guillaume Brisebois to Vancouver, Bobby Brink to Minnesota, AJ Greer to Anaheim, Pavel Dorofeyev to the New York Rangers, Jeremy Lauzon to Vegas, and Nick Cousins to Ottawa. The Washington Capitals were also active, trading Declan Chisholm to New Jersey and Hendrix Lapierre to Pittsburgh, while acquiring Jordan Kyrou from St. Louis and signing Alex Tuch to an 8-year, $84 million contract via a sign-and-trade. Rasmus Andersson officially re-signed with the Vegas Golden Knights.