NHL free agency began Wednesday at noon. Follow along below as we track any and all moves involving or relating to the Bruins.
2:55 p.m. - The Bruins are reportedly signing a pair of bottom-six forwards in Erik Haula and Tomas Nosek. Read more about them and the signings here:
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2:05 p.m. - The Canadiens, as expected, have lost their No. 2 center, with Phillip Danault heading to the Kings on a six-year deal.
1:35 p.m. - Things have slowed down a bit after after a fast start, but here's another Bruins depth player from last year heading to New York, with Greg McKegg signing with the Rangers.
1 p.m. - Keith Yandle, the Boston native who had been linked to the Bruins at times, including after being bought out by Florida, is officially signing with the Flyers.
12:40 p.m. - The Bruins have reportedly agreed to a three-year deal with defenseman Derek Forbort that carries an average annual value of $3 million. Read more about Forbort and the signing here:
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- Rumored Bruins target Ryan Getzlaf is reportedly staying in Anaheim on a one-year deal.
- Defenseman Jarred Tinordi, who played 14 games for the Bruins last season after being claimed off waivers, is reportedly signing a two-year deal with the New York Rangers.
12:10 p.m. - A pair of Bruins free agents have reportedly found new homes. Center Sean Kuraly is reportedly heading to the Columbus Blue Jackets, while goalie Jaroslav Halak is signing with the Vancouver Canucks.
Neither Kuraly nor Halak were expected to return, so no surprise there. Kuraly, who spent five season with the Bruins, grew up just outside Columbus, so this will be a homecoming for him.
Halak, who spent the last three seasons in Boston, was a safe bet to leave after Jeremy Swayman passed him on the depth chart this past season.
12 p.m. - Free agency has officially begun, and there is already news involving a couple rumored Bruins targets.
The buzz early Wednesday morning was that the Bruins may have been on the inside track to signing free-agent winger Blake Coleman, with Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman predicting they’d give him a six-year, $30 million deal.
Friedman had the contract right, but the team wrong. Coleman will not be coming to Boston and is instead reportedly signing a six-year deal with the Calgary Flames with an average annual value of $4.9 million. Interestingly enough, former Bruin Jimmy Hayes was the first to report the agreement. TSN's Pierre LeBrun quickly confirmed Coleman to Calgary.
Coleman would have immediately upgraded the Bruins’ third line, as he is a very good two-way player who helped the Tampa Bay Lightning win the last two Stanley Cups. However, six years for a depth player who turns 30 in November is a pretty big gamble.
Notable middle-six wingers still on the market include Brandon Saad, Kyle Palmieri, Mikael Granlund and Tomas Tatar.
In other news involving rumored Bruins target, veteran defenseman Ryan Suter is also going elsewhere, reportedly agreeing to a four-year deal with the Dallas Stars that has an AAV of $3.65 million. That was expected, with the Bruins reportedly dropping out of the running in recent days amid reports that Suter, 36, had multiple four-year offers.
Other notable left-shot defensemen still on the market include Alex Edler, Derek Forbort, Ryan Murray and Alex Goligoski.