Hockey headlines for July 29, 2021

Thursday, July 29, 2021

With Philipp Grubauer off to Seattle, Avalanche moves quickly with trade for Darcy Kuemper (Denver Post)
Dallas Stars sign free agent defenseman Ryan Suter (Dallas Morning News)
Zach Hyman is exactly what was missing in the Edmonton Oilers top-six (Edmonton Journal)
Lightning sign Brayden Point to eight-year extension (Tampa Bay Times)
Kings sign forward Phillip Danault to 6-year, $33M deal (Los Angeles Daily News)
Flames sign Blake Coleman to six-year deal (Calgary Sun)
Devils land Dougie Hamilton in NHL free agency (NorthJersey.com)
Bruins free agency spree brings goalie Linus Ullmark, forward Nick Foligno and others to Boston (Boston Globe)
Goaltender Braden Holtby heads to Dallas Stars in free agency (Dallas Morning News)
Kings sign defenseman Alex Edler to 1-year, $3.5M deal (Los Angeles Daily News)
Hurricanes sign controversial defenseman Tony DeAngelo to free-agent deal (Raleigh News & Observer)
Canadiens owner Geoff Molson finally steps up about draft pick (Montreal Gazette)
Are Jack Eichel suitors dwindling after Day One of NHL free agency? (Buffalo News)
Golden Knights done shopping, not expected to trade for Jack Eichel (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Ex-Leaf Zach Hyman sees a good fit with the Oilers, the city of Edmonton and Connor McDavid, of course (Toronto Star)
Tony DeAngelo says he’s a changed man. Canes are giving him a chance to prove it (Raleigh News & Observer)
Johnson 'really excited for the opportunity' with Blackhawks (Chicago Daily Herald)
Sam Bennett has ‘never felt so comfortable’ playing hockey than with Panthers (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
New Wild defenseman Alex Goligoski now finds himself playing for 'impressive' opponent (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Dynamic blue-liner Schmidt says he has more to give (Winnipeg Free Press)
Jordan Oesterle’s memorable month capped by joining hometown Red Wings (MLive.com)
San Jose Sharks talk ‘P’ word after signings, but questions remain (San Jose Mercury News)
Canadiens sign David Savard, Cédric Paquette and Mike Hoffman (Montreal Gazette)
Blackhawks sign defenseman Jake McCabe, forward Jujhar Khaira in free agency (Chicago Sun-Times)
Blue Jackets bring Kuraly home; extend Jenner, Laine and Robinson (Columbus Dispatch)
Wild 'move methodically' in signing defensemen Goligoski, Kulikov (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
The Maple Leafs might not be done after low-risk deals with goalie Petr Mrazek and bargain forwards (Toronto Star)
Halak to back-up Demko, Sutter returns, but is back end good enough? (Vancouver Province)
Flyers sign three free agents: goalie Martin Jones, defenseman Keith Yandle, and center Nate Thompson (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Red Wings sign Pius Suter, Sam Gagner, Jordan Oesterle, lose Luke Glendening to Stars (Detroit News)
Mikael Granlund returning to Nashville Predators, who also sign backup goalie (The Tennessean)
A week after losing Vitek Vanecek to Seattle, Capitals reacquire goalie from Kraken (Washington Post)
Kraken to sign free-agent center Alexander Wennberg (Seattle Times)
Penguins add forward Brock McGinn (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Adding proven scorer Jaden Schwartz would get Kraken off to strong start in NHL free agency (Seattle Times)
Flames acquire hulking defenceman Nikita Zadorov for draft pick (Calgary Sun)
Edmonton Oilers star players pushed hard to get Barrie back (Edmonton Journal)
Penguins sign journeyman defenseman Taylor Fedun (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Golden Knights add backup goalie in free agency (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Golden Knights acquire scoring help by trading defenseman (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Devils sign veteran goalie Jonathan Bernier (NorthJersey.com)
Ducks re-sign longtime captain Ryan Getzlaf to 1-year contract (Orange County Register)
Golden Knights re-sign key trade deadline acquisition (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Golden Knights’ Alec Martinez says there’s no issues with broken foot (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Rangers ink Nemeth to three-year deal at start of free agency (New York Newsday)
Penguins sign goaltending prospect Filip Lindberg to entry-level contract (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Schwartz goes to Seattle, Hoffman to Montreal on Day 1 of NHL free agency (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
No news could be good news for Islanders during NHL's free agent frenzy (New York Newsday)
Panthers keep ‘core’ intact as free agency begins. ‘We’re happy that we are where we are’ (Miami Herald)
Flames get busy, but lots left to do (Calgary Sun)
Jets' Cheveldayoff quiet as free agency opens, having cooled off-season hot seat after landing quality in trade market (Winnipeg Sun)
Penguins stand pat in goal with Tristan Jarry, Casey DeSmith (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Mike Sullivan 'emotional' about opportunity to coach the U.S. at the 2022 Olympics (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
You heard right, Bobby Orr drafted by NHL's Carolina Hurricanes (Montreal Gazette)