NHL free agency: Latest news, rumblings and reports
— -- Free agency gets rolling at noon ET on Friday. Stay updated on all the latest moves through the day and beyond right here:
July 1 updates
11:21 a.m. ET: Barring a last-second change, sounds like both St. Louis Blues forwards David Backes and Troy Brouwer headed to free agency at noon. Both players provide size, physicality and playoff experience. Will be plenty of interest when the market opens, writes Craig Custance.
10:42 a.m. ET: As many have speculated, Brian Campbell has made his decision and it's going to be a return to the Chicago Blackhawks. Likely a one-year deal around $2 million, according to Pierre LeBrun.
10:24 a.m. ET: With just a couple hours to go before free agency opened up, the Detroit Red Wings got a deal done Friday with center Darren Helm. The 29-year-old forward signed a five-year deal worth $3.85 million per season to stay in Detroit, a league source told Craig Custance.
9:22 a.m. ET: Defenseman Aaron Ekblad and the Florida Panthers have agreed to an eight-year, $60 million extension. The news was first reported by the Miami Herald and confirmed by ESPN's Craig Custance. The final details are still being worked out and the deal likely won't be official until next week, the source told Custance. The extension will not kick in until the 2017-18 season, following Ekblad's final year of the three-year entry-level deal he signed after being the top overall pick in the 2014 draft.
Previously
Wednesday: A head-swirling span that saw a swap of two premier defensemen in Shea Weber of the Nashville Predators and P.K. Subban of the Montreal Canadiens, and included the trade of a No. 1 overall draft pick in Taylor Hall to the New Jersey Devils that was followed by the news that Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos re-signed with the team for the next eight years. With the moves, the East got much better, according to Scott Burnside.
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