The 2025 NHL draft included 224 prospects finding new homes, and the weekend included trades for Noah Dobson, Charlie Coyle and John Gibson. On Monday, a slew of re-signings, and the trade of Mitch Marner, took several big names off the free agent big board.

After scouring the league's signings, here are 10 of the best contracts that teams have inked in free agency so far.

Nikolaj Ehlers could have stayed with the Winnipeg Jets and no one would have faulted him one bit. The Jets could have given him an eight-year contract and a massive payout just the same, but Carolina landing him for six years at $8.5 million a year against the cap is somehow still a sneaky-good play on its part.