John Tavares, the big prize of the 2018 NHL free agent class, will be in a Toronto Maple Leafs sweater next season. Tavares informed the Islanders, the only NHL franchise he had known in his nine seasons, that he was moving on Sunday afternoon as the league's free agency period opened, then signed with his hometown of Toronto in what he called a difficult decision.

Tavares may have been the only true superstar of this year's crop, but there are plenty of quality players who could have a significant impact on whichever team lands them this summer. A couple of the big-name defensemen, like the Capitals' John Carlson and the Red Wings' Mike Green, opted to stay put, however.

Free agency begins on July 1, so keep checking back to see where the top players have signed.

2018 NHL Free Agent Tracker
RankPlayerPOSLast TeamNew TeamStatus
1 C Signs 7 years, $77 million
2 D Re-signs for 8 years, $64M
3 LW Signs 5 years, $35 million
4 C Agrees to 3 years, $19.5 million
5 LW Signs 5 years, $28.75 million
6
Mike Green (38)
D Re-signs for 2 years, $10.75 million
7 LW Agrees to 4 years, $16 million
8 D Agrees to 5 years, $13.75 million
9
Rick Nash (39)
RW

10 C Signs 1 year, $5 million
11 C Signs 3 years, $15 million
12 C Signs 3 years, $8.25 million
13 LW Signs 1 year, $1.75 million
14
Michael Grabner (36)
LW Signs 3 years, $10.05 million
15
Thomas Vanek (40)
RW Signs 1 year, $3 million
16 G Agrees to 3 years, $8.25 million
17 G Signs 1 year, $1.5 million
18 D Signs 4 years, $18.2 million
19 G Signs 2 years, $5.5 million
20 C Signs 1 year, $2.75 million
21
Mark Letestu (39)
C

22 C Signs 3 years, $9.375 million
23
Kari Lehtonen (40)
G

24 C Re-signs 1 year, $2.1 million
25
Devante Smith-Pelly (31)
RW Re-signs for 1 year, $1M
26 D Signs for 3 years, $12.75 million
27
Tomas Plekanec (41)
C Signs 1 year, $2.25 million
28 RW Signs 4 years, $12 million
29 G Signs 1 year, $1.5 million
30 D Signs 5 years, $16.25 million