Canes 2023 Free Agency Tracker

Keeping you up to speed on who is signing where, and all additional transactions, as the 2023 NHL Free Agency period opens.

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Saturday, July 1

11:40 a.m. ET

Just 20 minutes ahead of the official opening of free agency, forward Jesper Fastand the Canes have agreed to a new two-year deal.

Including a slight increase in pay from his previous contract, #71 will now make $2.4 million per season (previously $2M), the trusty winger led Carolina with six goals during the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

12:49 p.m. ET

The Canes have locked up one of their goaltenders.

Antti Raantareturns to the team

on a one-year deal worth $1.8M AAV.

"Father Finn" went 19-3-3 last season and is 34-8-7 in two seasons with Carolina.

1:46 p.m. ET

The first departure of the day, the Washington Capitals have announced the

signing of forward Max Pacioretty

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After being acquired on the opening day of free agency last summer, Pacioretty played just five games in his tenure with Carolina.

The veteran goal scorer tore his Achilles tendon during offseason training last August and worked tirelessly to get back to action. However, just two weeks after his team debut in January, Pacioretty tore the same Achilles tendon again, ending his season.

2:15 p.m. ET

The Canes have reeled in a big fish!

Defenseman Dmitry Orlov,commonly regarded as the best available free agent this summer, is coming to Raleigh.

31 years old and already a Stanley Cup winner, Orlov

signs for two years with an AAV of $7.75

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The move only further solidifies Carolina already having one of the best blue lines in all of the NHL, if not the best.

3:00 p.m.

Forward Mackenzie MacEachern is returning to the St. Louis Blues.

After being drafted by and spending six seasons with the organization prior to coming to Carolina, the 29-year-old has earned a two-year, one-way deal.

3:14 p.m.

The Vancouver Canucks

goaltender Zachary Sawchenko to a one-year, two-way contract.

25 years young, he played 41 games with the Canes' American Hockey League affiliate last season.

4:00 p.m.

During his press conference at PNC Arena, Don Waddell confirmed that the team is

finalizing a three-year, $4.5 AAV contract

with forward Michael Bunting.

A scrappy player and a pest to play against, the 27-year-old put up 23 goals in each of the last two seasons in Toronto.

In total, he produced 112 points in 161 games with the Maple Leafs.

4:32 p.m.

Carolina's contingent in the crease has been solidified.

The team will roll with the same three-headed monster as last season, announcing that they've inked goaltender Frederik Andersen to a two-year deal.

Andersen, 33, is 56-25-4 in two seasons with the Canes, posting the NHL's 10th-best save percentage (.915) since the start of the 2021-22 season.

6:13 p.m.

A pair of defensemen from the system have both landed in Toronto.

Max Lajoie and William Lagesson, who both played the majority of this last season with Carolina's AHL affiliate, both received one-year, two-way deals from the Maple Leafs.

Lajoie was Chicago's captain this past season and appeared in eight games with the Canes over the last two seasons.

The 2022-23 season was Lagesson's first in the organization, and he did not appear at the NHL level.

8:14 p.m.

With Dmitry Orlov joining the organization, Shayne Gostisbehere has found a new home in Detroit.

Signed to a one-year contract

, "Ghost" played in 23 regular season games and 15 postseason bouts after being acquired from the Arizona Coyotes ahead of the 2023 trade deadline.

Sunday, July 2

4:00 p.m.

After a quiet start to the day, defenseman Calvin de Haan has

inked a one-year deal with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

de Haan played in 53 games with Carolina during the 2022-23 season, his second stint with the club.

Monday, July 3

1:55 p.m.

After just one transaction yesterday, the Canes match that Wednesday afternoon.

Defenseman Griffin Mendel has been signed to a one-year, entry-level contract.

The 6-foot-6 defenseman played in 72 games at the AHL level last season, his first full pro year.

Wednesday, July 6

3:35 p.m.

The Canes and restricted free agent Dylan Coghlan have agreed to a one-year deal.

Acquired last summer from the Vegas Golden Knights along with forward Max Pacioretty, the right-handed defenseman produced three points in 17 games this past season.

Tuesday, July 11

2:11 p.m.

Don Waddell said at his end-of-season media availability that he wanted the Canes to "get a bit heavier."

How about someone that's landed over 100 hits in all five of their full seasons in the league and has 31 fighting majors in 275 games?

Welcome, Brendan Lemieux.

The team announced the signing of the forward to a

one-year deal worth $800k

today.

Monday, July 24

8:37 p.m.

The Canes have added another piece on their blue line,

welcoming back Tony DeAngelo on a one-year deal

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Traded to Philadelphia just over a year ago, the now 27-year-old set a team record for point in a season by a defenseman (51) during his first stint with the team during the 2021-22 campaign.

Wednesday, August 2

12:29 p.m.

Defenseman Cavan Fitzergald

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The 26-year-old was signed by Carolina in 2021 but did not appear in an NHL game during his time in the organization.

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