There were a flurry of signings that were completed shortly after the NHL’s free agency period officially opened at noon ET on Wednesday, and most of the top free agents have already landed with new clubs.
It wasn’t just signings that were going down, with a handful of eye-opening trades sprinkled in throughout the afternoon. Teams were busy early on as they sought ways to improve their rosters early into the offseason, and that led for quite the hectic first day of free agency.
