Rangers get tougher; Canadiens figure Price is right

Several big winners in the first hours of the NHL's free agent signing period didn't even have to move.

From Carey Price to Cam Fowler to Evgeny Kuznetsov, a bunch of veterans got paid by their current teams when the free-agent floodgates opened on the weekend.

Several clubs moved quickly to lock up proven quantities, often a full year before they would have the chance to hit the open market.