So, today was the big opening to free agency. I wasn’t paying super-close attention.
They did say the return for Marner is just Nicolas Roy. That seems like weak return. I know they needed to dump salary, but that doesn’t seem like good asset management.
Looks like the other big trade of the day is Carolina getting K’Andre Miller from the Rangers for Morrow a 1st and a 2nd.
As for signings:
Marner signed 8 years for $12M.
Ekblad re-signed for cheap - 8 years $6.1M
Bouchard re-signed for 4 years at 10.5M
Marchand re-signed for $5.25M for 6(!) years. He’ll be well into his 40s by then.
Demko re-signed for 3 years at $8.25M. That seems like a ton for a guy with a lot of issues.
Boeser re-signed for 7 years at $7.25M
Granlund signed in Anaheim for 3 years at $7M
Matt Murray signed in Seattle for $1M.
and Cory Perry signed in LA. So that means that LA will make the Cup Finals and lose.