The Tampa Bay Lightning started off free agency with a controversial signing of defensemen Dan Girardi. Hours later, the team added left winger Chris Kunitz to the mix. That followed the re-signings of pending free agent goaltender Peter Budaj and forwards Cory Conacher, Yanni Gourde, and Gabriel Dumont. Add to that the trade of Jonathan Drouin to the Montreal Canadiens for defenseman Mikhail Sergachev.
There will probably be a few more depth signings coming over the following days, but the bulk of the heavy lifting in free agency is done.