Winners from the NHL's Free Agency
Winners-
Minnesota Wild- This is an obvious choice as a winner in the free agency period. When you sign the two biggest free agents you are bound to have an excellent team prior to the past season. The Wild acquired LW Zach Parise from the reigning Eastern Conference Champions the New Jersey Devils. Parise, 27, played a full 2011-2012 season scoring 31 goals with 38 assists. Parise will certainly help the Wild get out of the scoring rut they endored last season. The Wild were last in the NHL averaging only 2.0 goals a game. The Wild also acquired D Ryan Suter from the Nashville Predators. Suter ,27, was part of one of the best defensive duos in the NHL. Him and Norris trophy nominee Shea Weber accumulated 95 points last season. Suter will greatly improve Minnesota's blue line. Both signed 13-year $98,000,000 deals.
Tampa Bay Lightning- The Lightning are coming of a disappointing season after missing the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs. A big concern for the Lightning coming into the offseason was goaltending. The Lightning, last in the NHL with goals allowed, made much needed help regarding goaltending and defense. With struggling Roloson most likely out of Tampa that leaves only Mathieu Garon in net. Then Lightning made a fantastic deal with the Nashville Predators acquiring Predator's goalie Anders Lindback. The Lightning got much needed help in net. Lindback played 16 games with Nashville, he had a 2.44 GAA and had a .912 SV%. The Lightning also added huge defenseman help. They acquired Matt Carle from Philadelphia and Sami Salo from Vancouver adding to the defense including 21year old Victor Hedman and 31year old Marc-Andre Bergeron. With these acquisitions the Lightning are poised for a run in 2012- 2013.
Matt Carle- The 27 year old defenseman made pay day when he got a 6-year $33,000,000 deal with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Carle had 38 points in a full 82 game season. Carle was very lucky to be a free agent when he was. With almost 10 teams striking out on Suter that left teams with defensive needs. Carle being the next best defensemen in line was offered lots of money from all sorts of places. Carle was tied for 20th in points among defenseman in the 2011-2012 season, but had a dissapointing 55 hits last season.
Alexander Radulov- This is sort of an interesting one. Radulov returned to the NHL in late March with the Nashville Predators, after Radulov finished his time in the KHL. He scored 13 points in 17 games. Radulov became a free agent afterwards. He accepted a contract with the KHL's CSKA Moscow for 9.2 million a year! That is more than Alex Ovechkin!
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Tampa Bay Lightning- The Lightning are coming of a disappointing season after missing the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs. A big concern for the Lightning coming into the offseason was goaltending. The Lightning, last in the NHL with goals allowed, made much needed help regarding goaltending and defense. With struggling Roloson most likely out of Tampa that leaves only Mathieu Garon in net. Then Lightning made a fantastic deal with the Nashville Predators acquiring Predator's goalie Anders Lindback. The Lightning got much needed help in net. Lindback played 16 games with Nashville, he had a 2.44 GAA and had a .912 SV%. The Lightning also added huge defenseman help. They acquired Matt Carle from Philadelphia and Sami Salo from Vancouver adding to the defense including 21year old Victor Hedman and 31year old Marc-Andre Bergeron. With these acquisitions the Lightning are poised for a run in 2012- 2013.
Matt Carle- The 27 year old defenseman made pay day when he got a 6-year $33,000,000 deal with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Carle had 38 points in a full 82 game season. Carle was very lucky to be a free agent when he was. With almost 10 teams striking out on Suter that left teams with defensive needs. Carle being the next best defensemen in line was offered lots of money from all sorts of places. Carle was tied for 20th in points among defenseman in the 2011-2012 season, but had a dissapointing 55 hits last season.
Alexander Radulov- This is sort of an interesting one. Radulov returned to the NHL in late March with the Nashville Predators, after Radulov finished his time in the KHL. He scored 13 points in 17 games. Radulov became a free agent afterwards. He accepted a contract with the KHL's CSKA Moscow for 9.2 million a year! That is more than Alex Ovechkin!
Stats provided by ESPN.
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