As Francois Beauchemin and Matt Beleskey signed elsewhere, the Ducks re-upped with Kevin Bieksa and inked Shawn Horcoff for one year.
While the biggest splashes of the day came from the Pittsburgh Penguins trading with the Toronto Maple Leafs for Phil Kessel in a six player plus up to three draft picks trade, Mike Green and Brad Richards signing with the Detroit Red Wings, the San Jose Sharks inking Paul Martin, and the Washington Capitals looking to change their game seven fates signing Justin Williams, the Anaheim Ducks free agency opening was a decidedly easy going day.