OPINION
- JARED CLINTON: Maple Leafs acquire Barr, Kerfoot from Avalanche but Kadri's time in Toronto comes to an end (The Hockey News)
- MATT LARKIN: Semyon Varlamov wasn't the first choice, but decent option for Islanders in goal (The Hockey News)
- KEN CAMPBELL: Lehner leaves Islanders and bets on himself again on 1-year deal with Blackhawks (The Hockey News)
- JARED CLINTON: Carolina clears up it's crease situation by bringing back Mrazek on 2-year pact (The Hockey News)
- JARED CLINTON: Signing Anders Lee is more than a consolation prize for Islanders (The Hockey News)
- RYAN KENNEDY: Canadiens sign Hurricanes' Aho to 5-year, $42.3-million offer sheet -- What happens next? (The Hockey News)
- MATT LARKIN: Low risk Mike Smith contract creates competition in Oiler's crease (The Hockey News)
- KEN CAMPBELL: McElhinney's signing creates crease logjam for Lightning (The Hockey News)
- MARK SPECTOR: Oilers add depth with free agency deals but work still needed (Sportsnet)
- EMILY KAPLAN: How an NHL offer sheet works, and what comes next for Sebastian Aho (ESPN)
- ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens' gamble for Aho shows Bergevin's commitment to improving (Sportsnet)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Jim Benning knows stakes are high with Myers and Miller additions (Sportsnet)
- KEVIN ALLEN: Artemi Panarin gives Rangers star-power promise (USA Today)
- BARRY ROZNER: Colliton's influence growing on Chicago Blackhawks (Chicago Daily Herald)
- KEVIN GORMAN: Penguins banking big on Jim Rutherford’s makeover moves (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Offensive blueliner Barrie 'match made in heaven' for Leafs (Toronto Sun)
- BEN KUZMA: B.C. bred Benn chooses Canucks instead of returning to Canadiens (Vancouver Province)
- LARRY BROOKS: Rangers need Chris Kreider now more than ever (New York Post)
- MIKE CHAMBERS: Avalanche used its strength to address a weakness in Tyson Barrie trade (Denver Post)
- KEN WIEBE: Jets did what they had to do (Winnipeg Sun)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: Why trading Kadri for Barrie nudges the Leafs closer to their ultimate goal (Toronto Star)
- BEN KUZMA: Canucks believe they're bigger, better by landing Myers, Fantenberg, Benn in free agency (Vancouver Province)
- CHIP SCOGGINS: New Wolves, Wild bosses miss out on free-agency prizes (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- TERRY JONES: Paging Ken Houdini (Edmonton Sun)
- TIM BENZ: Like it or not, Penguins GM Jim Rutherford sticking to his plan (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- STU COWAN: What happens if Canadiens don't get Sebastian Aho? (Montreal Gazette)
- MIKE McINTYRE: Cash crisis leaves Jets with lack of options (Winnipeg Free Press)
- DAMIEN COX: Welcome to NHL free agency, where you don’t often get what you pay for (Toronto Star)
- ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Not much help for an Edmonton Oilers team that needed some (Edmonton Sun)
- BEN KUZMA: Heavily scrutinized Myers knows winning will quiet the critics (Vancouver Province)
- BEN FREDERICKSON: Blues players should consider Bruins' playbook when it comes to keeping championship-caliber team together (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- MICHAEL ARACE: Blue Jackets’ big three simply wanted out (Columbus Dispatch)
- JOHN ROMANO: The Lightning already has scorers, so what did it really want with Joe Pavelski? (Tampa Bay Times)
- KEN WIEBE: Jets keep Beaulieu, lose Myers, Tanev (Winnipeg Sun)
- ED WILLES: Tyler Myers signing had the full blessing of Canucks' ownership (Vancouver Province)
- KEVIN McGRAN: Leafs enjoy cap comfort between the (offer) sheets as Marner talks continue (Toronto Star)
- JOE STARKEY: Brandon Tanev gives the Penguins what they’ve been missing (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- MIKE SIELSKI: The Flyers enter free agency after making a big move for Kevin Hayes. They have to be right. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: At this stage in their history, Sabres will struggle to make big splashes (Buffalo News)
- JOHN NIYO: Steve Yzerman’s Red Wings won’t get tied up in free agency (Detroit News)
- JACK TODD: Hostile offer for Sebastian Aho a good move by Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
- KEN WARREN: Breaking down the Band-Aid deal that allowed the Senators to wash their hands of Ceci (Ottawa Citizen)