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Photo from NY Post          The New York Rangers have signed F Artemi Panarin to a seven year deal. Panarin will get $81.2 million with a $11.6 million AAV.          Panarin is the best free agent available. He gets a huge deal, but he is worth it. The Rangers have accelerated their rebuild by aContinue reading “NHL Free Agency: Rangers sign Panarin”

Photo from ESPN        The Calgary Flames have signed goalie Cam Talbot to a one year, $2.75 million deal.        The Flames need a goalie to be the 1A or 1B to David Rittich, and Jon Gillies won\’t be the answer. Talbot has posted good numbers for the rival Oilers, but is coming off theContinue reading “NHL Free Agency: Flames sign Talbot”

          The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed F Brandon Tanev to a six year deal worth $21 million. Tanev will carry a $3.5 million cap hit.            This is a major overpay. The AAV is fine, but the term is way too much. No one thought Tanev would get six years, but it appears that PittsburghContinue reading “NHL Free Agency: Penguins sign Tanev”

         The Minnesota Wild have signed F Mats Zuccarello to a five year deal for around $30 million, with an AAV just over $6 million. They have also signed F Ryan Hartman to a two year deal at aroung $4 million with an AAV of $1.9 million.          The Wild have just nine forwards until theseContinue reading “NHL Free Agency: Wild sign Zuccarello, Hartman”

       The Buffalo Sabres have acquired F Jimmy Vesey from the New York Rangers for a 2021 3rd round draft pick.        The Rangers are looking to save cap space for Artemi Panarin or another big free agent. Vesey is a UFA after next year. When you are desperate, you don\’t get much value. TheContinue reading “NHL Trade Review: Sabres acquire Vesey”