Nearly 200 players have signed contracts since NHL free agency opened July 1. Here’s how free agency has impacted every team in the Eastern Conference. Contracts are listed in parentheses (h/t Spotrac) with years and average annual value (AAV). Boston Bruins: The Bruins threw it all against the wall to see what stuck with equally weird signings of winger Tanner Jeannot (five years, $3.4M AAV) and analytics favorite Michael Eyssimont (two years, $1.45M AAV), also a winger. They still look like a capable team in goal, on defense and at the wings. But center ice looks questionable for an organization that appears interested in rebuilding and reloading simultaneously. Buffalo Sabres: They don’t appear done for the summer because defenseman Bowen Byram’s future has not been decided. Adding backup goalie Alex Lyon (two years, $1.5M AAV) is notable because Buffalo goalie Devon Levi is a restricted free agent. The former top prospect is 23 and knocking on the door of a full-time NHL job after excelling in AHL Roche
