Hockey headlines for July 2, 2018

Monday, July 2, 2018

Maple Leafs sign John Tavares for seven years, $77 million (Toronto Star)
James van Riemsdyk reunites with Flyers on first day of NHL free agency (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Blues get O'Reilly to cap whirlwind day of moves (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Knights land Paul Stastny, Nick Holden to open free agency (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Defenseman Jack Johnson, drawn to Penguins' culture, signs 5-year deal (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Lightning locks up D Ryan McDonagh with $47 million deal (Tampa Bay Times)
Sharks sign Logan Couture to an eight-year extension (San Jose Mercury News)
Coyotes extend Ekman-Larsson, Hjalmarsson (Arizona Republic)
Ottawa Senators make a contract offer to Erik Karlsson: Now they wait (Ottawa Sun)
James Neal, Knights still talking about return to Vegas (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Columbus coach John Tortorella rips Penguins' Jack Johnson, Jim Rutherford (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
New Capitals Coach Todd Reirden ‘had to prove everyone wrong the whole way’ (Washington Post)
What Islanders can do now with their John Tavares money (New York Post)
Babcock envisioning Tavares/Marner fit in new-look Maple Leafs lineup (Toronto Sun)
Isles fans upset more at the way Tavares left (New York Newsday)
Bruins adjust to power shift in Atlantic Division with John Tavares going to Maple Leafs (Boston Herald)
Sharks fall short in John Tavares sweepstakes, what’s next? (San Jose Mercury News)
Dale Tallon on Toronto signing John Tavares: 'But we're going to be a top contender as well' (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
It will take more than James van Riemsdyk to make the Flyers a contender, but it's a start (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Penguins' Jim Rutherford says trades remain option (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin remains optimistic about team's future (Montreal Gazette)
Red Wings' Ken Holland: Kids will get opportunity despite veteran signings (MLive.com)
Stan Bowman playing the long game with low-key signings in free agency (Chicago Sun-Times)
Columbus signs Boston center Riley Nash to 3-year pact (Columbus Dispatch)
Coyotes add veteran scorer Michael Grabner (Arizona Republic)
Plekanec back in the fold (Montreal Gazette)
Devils add veteran defenseman who can get physcial (New York Post)
Bozak, van Riemsdyk, Uncle Leo leave, while Leafs sign four (Toronto Sun)
Hurricanes replace Ward by signing Mrazek (Raleigh News & Observer)
Blackhawks sign goalie Cam Ward, forward Chris Kunitz and defenseman Brandon Manning in free agency moves (Chicago Tribune)
After losing Jay Beagle, Capitals sign younger, cheaper options (Washington Times)
Islanders re-sign Thomas Hickey, lose Halak (New York Newsday)
Jets lose Stastny: Veteran centre joins Golden Knights, backup goalie added (Winnipeg Sun)
Free agents Cole, Johnson, Vanek move on, as expected (Columbus Dispatch)
Stars missed on John Tavares, but were able to make what seemed like finishing-touch moves of a contender (Dallas Morning News)
Wings’ plan gets veteran boost with Bernier, Vanek, Green (Detroit News)
Jimmy Hayes, Zach Trotman highlight Penguins' depth signings (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Bruins add depth to lineup with free agent signings (Boston Globe)
Wild stocks up on depth with one-day signing spree in NHL free agency (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Flames sign free-agents Derek Ryan, Austin Czarnik (Calgary Sun)
Report: Ducks sign defenseman Luke Schenn to 1-year contract (Los Angeles Times)
Forward Tobias Rieder signs with Oilers on one-year deal (Edmonton Journal)
Avalanche deepens blue line by signing defenseman Ian Cole in free agency (Denver Post)
Panthers, Dale Tallon mostly quiet, 'relaxed' during first day of NHL free agency (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
As team stays mostly quiet on free agency day, Sabres plug hole in net (Buffalo News)
Rangers re-sign Vladislav Namestnikov, pick up defenseman Fredrik Claesson as NHL free agency rages on (New York Daily News)
'Second chance': Matt Cullen excited for Pittsburgh mulligan (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Oiler again, Kyle Brodziak comes home to the team where he first found success (Edmonton Journal)
Senators sign minor-league goalie Mike McKenna, centre Paul Carey (Ottawa Sun)
Devils sign AHL defenseman John Ramage (NorthJersey.com)
Kings’ Drew Doughty loves L.A., never wants to leave (Los Angeles Daily News)
Sidney Crosby on Jack Johnson: ‘I’m happy he chose us’ (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Ward emotional about leaving Canes, signing with Chicago (Raleigh News & Observer)
Jimmy Howard’s status drew Jonathan Bernier to Red Wings (Detroit News)
Before heading to Vancouver, Antoine Roussel tweets heartfelt goodbye to Stars fans after six-year run in Dallas (Dallas Morning News)
Red Wings: Henrik Zetterberg's health will determine if he can play (MLive.com)
Canadiens sign Jesperi Kotkaniemi to NHL entry-level contract (Montreal Gazette)