Mitch Marner was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights by the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday. Marner, who could have become an unrestricted free agent on Tuesday, signed an eight-year, $96 million contract with Toronto before the trade. It has an average annual value of $12 million.

The Vancouver Canucks made a huge splash on the opening day of free agency when they were able to re-sign forward Brock Boeser. Boeser is signing a seven-year contract extension worth $7.25 million annually to remain with the Canucks.

With Brock Boeser, Vancouver took one of the more high-profile free agents off the board in what was already regarded as a depleted pool of talent.

NHL free agency begins at noon Tuesday, and some big names are likely to sign with new teams. The Bruins have already re-signed a handful of players ahead of free agency, including inking a six-year,

General manager Steve Yzerman got some housekeeping moves done on Monday, but the market kept moving around him.

With a majority of the NHL’s top-projected free-agent talent already off the market, the 32 teams face relatively slim pickings entering the league's annual signing period opening Tuesday at noon EDT.

The NHL free agency starts at noon ET July 1. Follow along with USA TODAY Sports for all the latest signings and trades.

Mitch Marner, Brad Marchand and Aaron Ekblad are off the board, leaving slim pickings in NHL free agency. This is not one of the deepest free agent classes in recent history. Still, with the

Mitch Marner is expected to become one of the highest-paid players in the NHL either as a free agent or if his rights are traded and he signs before hitting the open market