The NHL's free-agent signing period opened on Tuesday, and while there were some very good contracts handed out, there were also some very questionable deals.
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Since debuting during the 2022-23 season, he has scored 13 goals and 63 points in 220 career contests with a +27 rating, averaging 15:45 of ice time per night.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have crossed a couple of items off their to-do list and find themselves in a comfortable position as they look at potential upgrades this summer.
In what has been a busy few hours for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Brad Treliving has extended qualifying offers to five of the Maple Leafs’ restricted free agents, leaving four others to become unrestricted free agents at noon on July 1.
According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, the Vegas Golden Knights have acquired forward Mitch Marner from the Toronto Maple Leafs. Shortly thereafter, Friedman shared that Marner is expected to sign an eight-year, $96M deal ($12M AAV) with the Golden Knights.
In what has immediately set the market for other top-four defenseman in this free agency period, the Blue Jackets have given their minute-eating defenseman a $1.75M raise.
As first reported by Cam Robinson of EliteProspects and later confirmed by TSN’s Chris Johnston, the Edmonton Oilers are putting the finishing touches on an extension for pending restricted free agent defenseman Evan Bouchard.