1+ hour, 9+ min ago  (162+ words) By Gabriel Foley | at July 2, 2026 7: 51 am The first day of free agency closed with a major signing for the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Bolts signed right-defenseman John Carlson to a two-year, $17 MM contract per a team announcement. One of the…...

1+ hour, 57+ min ago  (1198+ words) The gates are open." Free agency started yesterday, and a lot came with it. Don Sweeney was busy, and he was on the phone with Chris Drury at least a couple of times. He also addressed one of the Bruins…...

3+ hour, 1+ min ago  (450+ words) As it turns out, the Philadelphia Flyers may really end up bringing Claude Giroux back to finish his career in the Orange and Black after all. Through Day 1 of free agency, the threads connecting Giroux, 38, and the Flyers have been…...

3+ hour, 53+ min ago  (369+ words) The Lightning have signed defenseman John Carlson to a two-year contract worth $17 million total, carrying an $8. 5 million average annual value. The Lightning confirmed the signing, with GM Julien Brise Bois filling the hole on the right side of the blue…...

9+ hour, 47+ min ago  (212+ words) Defenseman played for Capitals, Ducks last season, had rights traded to Hurricanes on Saturday " Curtis Comeau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images John Carlson signed a two-year, $17 million contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday. It has an average annual…...

15+ hour, 19+ min ago  (73+ words) Broad Street Hockey The first thing we heard about we kinda already knew they did Added a bit of depth down the middle with a two year deal with Noel Acciari wrapped up his day one moves with -- you guessed…...

4+ hour, 1+ min ago  (174+ words) July 2 (UPI) -- The Tampa Bay Lightning signed free agent defenseman John Carlson to a two-year, $17 million contract, general manager Julien Brise Bois announced. The 36-year-old defenseman appeared in 71 games last season, which he split with the Anaheim Ducks and Washington…...

4+ hour, 19+ min ago  (184+ words) Julien Brise Bois waited until later in the day to nab the top defenseman left on the market, but he got his man as the Tampa Bay Lightning sign John Carlson to a two-year deal with an AAV of $8. 5 million....

10+ hour, 20+ min ago  (353+ words) John Carlson found a new home on the first night of free agency. The Lightning signed the veteran defenseman to a two-year contract worth $17 million, a cap hit of $8. 5 million per season. Pierre Le Brun broke the news late Wednesday....

12+ hour ago  (498+ words) Darnell Nurse (centre) in action for the Oilers against the Anaheim Ducks in Edmonton on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Codie Mc Lachlan EDMONTON - Darnell Nurse is done in Alberta's capital. Edmonton traded the defenceman to the San Jose Sharks…...