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Teemu
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Looks like Boston announced their starting lineup for the season opener and Tyler Johnson isn’t in it. Were any other nhl teams interested in him?
uncleben
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As many of you know, I love crunching through statistics that ultimately mean nothing! 
So without further adieu, here are the League standings for Free Agents Signed This Off-Season
(NOTE: This counts NHL free agency, but also imports. Does not count RFA or UFA re-signings, nor college guys who signed late last year and played a couple games)
(*player was signed but left the team via trade or waivers before the start of the season)
Again, kind of arbitrary when you factor in some times were more involved in trades, or focused on internal promotions, or simply didn't have as many people leave this off-season so there weren't as many holes to fill.
But, still interesting that a team like Dallas can revamp their organizational depth with a full third of their total contract slots being filled by guys with fresh ink, meanwhile Montreal felt the need to only sign a singular player all off-season.
So without further adieu, here are the League standings for Free Agents Signed This Off-Season
(NOTE: This counts NHL free agency, but also imports. Does not count RFA or UFA re-signings, nor college guys who signed late last year and played a couple games)
(*player was signed but left the team via trade or waivers before the start of the season)
| Rank | Team | # of Signings | Players |
| 1. | Dallas Stars | 14 | Colin Blackwell Kyle Capobianco Casey DeSmith Matt Dumba Magnus Hellberg Justin Hryckowian Cameron Hughes Arttu Hyry Ben Kraws Luke Krys Kole Lind Ilya Lyubushkin Connor Punnett Brendan Smith |
| 2. | Florida Panthers | 13 | Cooper Black Adam Boqvist Jesper Boqvist Chris Driedger MacKenzie Entwistle A.J. Greer Mikulas Hovorka Jaycob Megna Tomas Nosek Oliver Okuliar Nate Schmidt Wilmer Skoog Ben Steeves |
| T-3. | Calgary Flames | 11 | Jonathan Aspirot Tyson Barrie Jake Bean Devin Cooley Martin Frk Waltteri Ignatjew Justin Kirkland Ryan Lomberg Anthony Mantha Sam Morton Jarred Tinordi |
| T-3. | Carolina Hurricanes | 11 | Skyler Brind'Amour William Carrier Shayne Gostisbehere Juha Jaaska Tyson Jost Eric Robinson Jack Roslovic Joakim Ryan Josiah Slavin Riley Stillman Sean Walker |
| T-3. | Colorado Avalanche | 11 | Chase Bradley Calvin de Haan Jere Innala Ivan Ivan Parker Kelly Oliver Kylington Jacob MacDonald Matthew Phillips Calle Rosen T.J. Tynan |
| T-3. | Detroit Red Wings | 11 | Jack Campbell Tony Dello Sheldon Dries Erik Gustafsson William Lagesson Tyler Motte Jakub Rychlovsky Joe Snively Cam Talbot Vladimir Tarasenko Austin Watson |
| T-7. | Boston Bruins | 10 | Drew Bavaro Max Jones Cole Koepke Elias Lindholm Jaxon Nelson Jordan Oesterle Billy Sweezey Riley Tufte Jeffrey Viel Nikita Zadorov |
| T-7. | Buffalo Sabres | 10 | Nicolas Aube-Kubel Josh Dunne Dennis Gilbert Mason Jobst Sam Lafferty Colton Poolman Jack Rathbone Felix Sandstrom Jason Zucker |
| T-7. | Minnesota Wild | 10 | Travis Boyd Joseph Cecconi Cameron Crotty Brendan Gaunce Troy Grosenick Samuel Hlavaj Reese Johnson Ben Jones Devin Shore Yakov Trenin |
| T-7. | Pittsburgh Penguins | 10 | Sebastian Aho Anthony Beauvillier Nate Clurman Matt Grzelcyk Mac Hollowell Jimmy Huntington Bokondji Imama Filip Kral Filip Larsson Blake Lizotte |
| T-7. | Seattle Kraken | 10 | Brandon Biro Nikolas Brouillard Maxime Lajoie Josh Mahura Ben Meyers Brandon Montour Victor Ostman Lleyton Roed Mitchell Stephens Chandler Stephenson |
| T-7. | Toronto Maple Leafs | 10 | Oliver Ekman-Larsson Jani Hakanpaa Steven Lorentz Nicolas Mattinen Dakota Mermis Philippe Myers Max Pacioretty Cedric Pare Jacob Quillan Anthony Stolarz |
| T-7. | Vancouver Canucks | 10 | Jake DeBrusk Vincent Desharnais Christian Felton Derek Forbort Danton Heinen Kevin Lankinen Kiefer Sherwood Nathan Smith Daniel Sprong |
| T-14. | Columbus Blue Jackets | 9 | Cole Clayton Dylan Gambrell Jack Johnson Kevin Labanc Max McCue Sean Monahan Zach Sawchenko Owen Sillinger James van Riemsdyk |
| T-14. | Nashville Predators | 9 | Kieffer Bellows Nick Blankenburg Vinnie Hinostroza Jake Lucchini Jonathan Marchessault Matt Murray Brady Skjei Steven Stamkos Scott Wedgewood |
| T-14. | New Jersey Devils | 9 | Brenden Dillon Mikael Diotte Mike Hardman Stefan Noesen Brett Pesce Ryan Schmelzer Tomas Tatar Dylan Wendt Colton White |
| T-17. | Edmonton Oilers | 8 | Viktor Arvidsson Josh Brown Connor Carrick Collin Delia Jeff Skinner James Stefan Connor Ungar Cameron Wright |
| T-17. | New York Islanders | 8 | Anthony Duclair Liam Foudy Marc Gatcomb Marcus Hogberg Fredrik Karlstrom Cam Thiesing Maxim Tsyplakov Marshall Warren |
| T-17. | Ottawa Senators | 8 | Michael Amadio Nick Cousins Jeremy Davies Adam Gaudette Noah Gregor Hayden Hodgson David Perron Filip Roos |
| T-17. | Tampa Bay Lightning | 8 | Cam Atkinson Zemgus Girgensons Tobie Paquette-Bisson Derrick Pouliot Milo Roelens Steven Santini Gabriel Szturc Jesse Ylonen |
| T-17. | Vegas Golden Knights | 8 | Zach Aston-Reese Cal Burke Robert Hagg Viliam Kmec Tanner Laczynski Victor Olofsson Tanner Pearson Ilya Samsonov |
| T-22. | Chicago Blackhawks | 7 | Tyler Bertuzzi TJ Brodie Laurent Brossoit Patrick Maroon Alec Martinez Craig Smith Teuvo Teravainen |
| T-22. | Los Angeles Kings | 7 | Joel Edmundson Warren Foegele Glenn Gawdin Caleb Jones Jeff Malott Jack Studnicka Reilly Walsh |
| T-22. | St. Louis Blues | 7 | Philip Broberg Dylan Holloway Samuel Johannesson Pierre-Olivier Joseph Corey Schueneman Ryan Suter Marcus Sylvegard |
| T-22. | Washington Capitals | 7 | Brandon Duhaime Zac Funk Luke Philp Matt Roy Taylor Raddysh Spencer Smallman Jakub Vrana |
| 26. | Utah Hockey Club | 6 | Andrew Agozzino Robert Bortuzzo Ian Cole Kevin Connauton Jaxson Stauber Kevin Stenlund |
| T-27. | San Jose Sharks | 5 | Lucas Carlsson Andrew Poturalski Jimmy Schuldt Tyler Toffoli Alexander Wennberg |
| T-27. | Winnipeg Jets | 5 | Jaret Anderson-Dolan Eric Comrie Haydn Fleury Kaapo Kahkonen Mason Shaw |
| T-29. | Anaheim Ducks | 4 | Oscar Dansk Jansen Harkins Carson Meyer Tomas Suchanek |
| T-29. | Philadelphia Flyers | 4 | Rodrigo Abols Oscar Eklind Eetu Makiniemi Anthony Richard |
| 31. | New York Rangers | 3 | Sam Carrick Casey Fitzgerald Bo Groulx |
| 32. | Montreal Canadiens | 1 | Alex Barre-Boulet |
Again, kind of arbitrary when you factor in some times were more involved in trades, or focused on internal promotions, or simply didn't have as many people leave this off-season so there weren't as many holes to fill.
But, still interesting that a team like Dallas can revamp their organizational depth with a full third of their total contract slots being filled by guys with fresh ink, meanwhile Montreal felt the need to only sign a singular player all off-season.
It was just a thought. If there was no room for him on the Bruins' NHL roster I thought maybe they'd invite him to their AHL camp.
uncleben
Global Moderator
Here's another table to do whatever you like with
Who Lost the Most NHL Players
This only counts players who left their team to sign an NHL contract, so a team here may have lost more players than listed, but they signed minor league or European contracts or retired. This is just for NHL signings.
Again, so many other factors at play here, but, is it a coincidence that the reigning Stanley Cup Champions had the most players poached from their roster?
Who Lost the Most NHL Players
This only counts players who left their team to sign an NHL contract, so a team here may have lost more players than listed, but they signed minor league or European contracts or retired. This is just for NHL signings.
| Rank | Team | # of Signings | Players |
| T-1. | Chicago Blackhawks | 11 | Colin Blackwell MacKenzie Entwistle Mike Hardman Reese Johnson Sam Lafferty Jaycob Megna Luke Philp Taylor Raddysh Filip Roos Jaxson Stauber Jarred Tinordi |
| T-1. | Florida Panthers | 11 | Lucas Carlsson Nick Cousins Oliver Ekman-Larsson Magnus Hellberg Ryan Lomberg Steven Lorentz Josh Mahura Brandon Montour Kevin Stenlund Anthony Stolarz Vladimir Tarasenko |
| T-3. | Buffalo Sabres | 10 | Brandon Biro Joseph Cecconi Eric Comrie Jeremy Davies Zemgus Girgensons Tyson Jost Victor Olofsson Eric Robinson Jeff Skinner Riley Stillman |
| T-3. | Colorado Avalanche | 10 | Nate Clurman Brandon Duhaime Casey Fitzgerald Jack Johnson Caleb Jones Corey Schueneman Spencer Smallman Yakov Trenin Riley Tufte Sean Walker |
| T-3. | Tampa Bay Lightning | 10 | Alex Barre-Boulet Calvin de Haan Anthony Duclair Matt Dumba Haydn Fleury Cole Koepke Tyler Motte Philippe Myers Steven Stamkos Austin Watson |
| T-6. | Boston Bruins | 9 | Jesper Boqvist Jake DeBrusk Derek Forbort Matt Grzelcyk Danton Heinen Patrick Maroon Anthony Richard James van Riemsdyk Reilly Walsh |
| T-6. | Nashville Predators | 9 | Jaret Anderson-Dolan Tyson Barrie Anthony Beauvillier Liam Foudy Troy Grosenick Jimmy Huntington Kevin Lankinen Kiefer Sherwood Jason Zucker |
| T-6. | Winnipeg Jets | 9 | Laurent Brossoit Kyle Capobianco Collin Delia Brenden Dillon Jeff Malott Sean Monahan Nate Schmidt Tyler Toffoli Jeffrey Viel |
| T-9. | Anaheim Ducks | 8 | Andrew Agozzino Glenn Gawdin Bo Groulx Robert Hagg Max Jones William Lagesson Ben Meyers Colton White |
| T-9. | Seattle Kraken | 8 | Connor Carrick Chris Driedger Cameron Hughes Kole Lind Andrew Poturalski Jimmy Schuldt Devin Shore Tomas Tatar |
| T-9. | Toronto Maple Leafs | 8 | Tyler Bertuzzi TJ Brodie Joel Edmundson Dylan Gambrell Noah Gregor Maxime Lajoie Ilya Lyubushkin Ilya Samsonov |
| T-12. | Calgary Flames | 7 | Oscar Dansk Dennis Gilbert A.J. Greer Ben Jones Oliver Kylington Jordan Oesterle Colton Poolman |
| T-12. | Columbus Blue Jackets | 7 | Jake Bean Nick Blankenburg Adam Boqvist Josh Dunne Brendan Gaunce Carson Meyer Billy Sweezey |
| T-12. | Dallas Stars | 7 | Jani Hakanpaa Fredrik Karlstrom Matt Murray Derrick Pouliot Craig Smith Ryan Suter Scott Wedgewood |
| T-12. | Los Angeles Kings | 7 | Viktor Arvidsson Kevin Connauton Hayden Hodgson Blake Lizotte Cam Talbot Steven Santini T.J. Tynan |
| T-12. | Vegas Golden Knights | 7 | Michael Amadio William Carrier Anthony Mantha Jonathan Marchessault Alec Martinez Jiri Patera Chandler Stephenson |
| T-17. | Carolina Hurricanes | 6 | Cal Burke Stefan Noesen Brett Pesce Matt Roy Brady Skjei Teuvo Teravainen |
| T-17. | Detroit Red Wings | 6 | Zach Aston-Reese Chase Bradley Shayne Gostisbehere David Perron James Reimer Daniel Sprong |
| T-17. | Edmonton Oilers | 6 | Philip Broberg Jack Campbell Sam Carrick Vincent Desharnais Warren Foegele Dylan Holloway |
| T-17. | San Jose Sharks | 6 | Devin Cooley Kevin Labanc Jacob MacDonald Eetu Makiniemi Max McCue Jack Studnicka |
| T-17. | Vancouver Canucks | 6 | Ian Cole Casey DeSmith Sheldon Dries Elias Lindholm Zach Sawchenko Nikita Zadorov |
| T-22. | New York Rangers | 5 | Nikolas Brouillard Erik Gustafsson Mac Hollowell Jack Roslovic Alexander Wennberg |
| T-22. | Utah Hockey Club | 5 | Travis Boyd Josh Brown Cameron Crotty Justin Kirkland Nathan Smith |
| T-24. | Minnesota Wild | 4 | Jake Lucchini Dakota Mermis Mason Shaw Marshall Warren |
| T-24. | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4 | Jansen Harkins Vinnie Hinostroza Pierre-Olivier Joseph Jack Rathbone |
| T-24. | Washington Capitals | 4 | Nicolas Aube-Kubel Max Pacioretty Matthew Phillips Joe Snively |
| T-27. | Montreal Canadiens | 3 | Tanner Pearson Mitchell Stephens Jesse Ylonen |
| T-27. | New Jersey Devils | 3 | Kaapo Kahkonen Tomas Nosek Brendan Smith |
| T-27. | Ottawa Senators | 3 | Erik Brannstrom Bokondji Imama Parker Kelly |
| T-27. | Philadelphia Flyers | 3 | Cam Atkinson Tanner Laczynski Felix Sandstrom |
| T-27. | St. Louis Blues | 3 | Adam Gaudette Calle Rosen Jakub Vrana |
| T-32. | Charlotte Checkers | 2 | Skyler Brind'Amour Wilmer Skoog |
| T-32. | Cleveland Monsters | 2 | Cole Clayton Owen Sillinger |
| T-32. | Colorado Eagles | 2 | Ivan Ivan Cedric Pare |
| T-32. | New York Islanders | 2 | Sebastian Aho Robert Bortuzzo |
| T-32. | Prince George Cougars | 2 | Zac Funk Viliam Kmec |
| T-32. | Toronto Marlies | 2 | Kieffer Bellows Josiah Slavin |
| T-38. | Abbotsford Canucks | 1 | Marc Gatcomb |
| T-38. | Acadie–Bathurst Titan | 1 | Milo Roelens |
| T-38. | Bakersfield Condors | 1 | Cameron Wright |
| T-38. | Bemidji State Beavers | 1 | Lleyton Roed |
| T-38. | HC Bili Tygri Liberec | 1 | Jakub Rychlovsky |
| T-38. | Brock Badgers | 1 | Connor Ungar |
| T-38. | Calgary Wranglers | 1 | Jonathan Aspirot |
| T-38. | Chicago Wolves | 1 | Tony Dello |
| T-38. | Dartmouth Big Green | 1 | Cooper Black |
| T-38. | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 1 | Mikael Diotte |
| T-38. | Frolunda HC | 1 | Jere Innala |
| T-38. | HIFK | 1 | Juha Jaaska |
| T-38. | Kelowna Rockets | 1 | Gabriel Szturc |
| T-38. | Lahti Pelicans | 1 | Filip Kral |
| T-38. | Laval Rocket | 1 | Tobie Paquette-Bisson |
| T-38. | Leksands IF | 1 | Filip Larsson |
| T-38. | Linkoping HC | 1 | Marcus Hogberg |
| T-38. | Lulea HF | 1 | Oscar Eklind |
| T-38. | Maine Black Bears | 1 | Victor Ostman |
| T-38. | Malmo Redhawks | 1 | Joakim Ryan |
| T-38. | Merrimack Warriors | 1 | Christian Felton |
| T-38. | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs | 1 | Ben Steeves |
| T-38. | Minnesota Golden Gophers | 1 | Jaxon Nelson |
| T-38. | Minnesota State Mavericks | 1 | Sam Morton |
| T-38. | Mora IK | 1 | Waltteri Ignatjew |
| T-38. | Motor Ceske Budejovice | 1 | Mikulas Hovorka |
| T-38. | Mountfield HK | 1 | Oliver Okuliar |
| T-38. | Northeastern Huskies | 1 | Justin Hryckowian |
| T-38. | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 1 | Drew Bavaro |
| T-38. | Ohio State Buckeyes | 1 | Cam Thiesing |
| T-38. | Orebro HK | 1 | Samuel Johannesson |
| T-38. | Oshawa Generals | 1 | Connor Punnett |
| T-38. | Oulun Karpat | 1 | Arttu Hyry |
| T-38. | Portland Winterhawks | 1 | James Stefan |
| T-38. | Providence Friars | 1 | Luke Krys |
| T-38. | Quinnipiac Bobcats | 1 | Jacob Quillan |
| T-38. | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 1 | Martin Frk |
| T-38. | Rochester Americans | 1 | Mason Jobst |
| T-38. | Rogle BK | 1 | Rodrigo Abols |
| T-38. | San Diego Gulls | 1 | Tomas Suchanek |
| T-38. | HC Skoda Plzen | 1 | Samuel Hlavaj |
| T-38. | HC Spartak Moscow | 1 | Maxim Tsyplakov |
| T-38. | St. Lawrence Saints | 1 | Ben Kraws |
| T-38. | Straubing Tigers | 1 | Nicolas Mattinen |
| T-38. | Utica Comets | 1 | Ryan Schmelzer |
| T-38. | Vaxjo Lakers | 1 | Marcus Sylvegard |
| T-38. | Western Michigan Broncos | 1 | Dylan Wendt |
Again, so many other factors at play here, but, is it a coincidence that the reigning Stanley Cup Champions had the most players poached from their roster?
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