Welcome to July 1, an unofficial holiday in Canada. It’s the first day that teams can sign unrestricted free agents. Nothing can be official until noon at the earliest, though of course some news may leak prior to then. Feel free to discuss all league news in the comments, and post any news or rumors that you see. The Cannon staff will be following as well and will have separate posts for each Columbus signing.
The question on everyone’s mind, of course, is the next destination for John Tavares. Will he stay with the Islanders, now that they have a new GM, new coach, and a new arena on the way?