NHL Free Agency 2025: Which 10 Blockbuster Contracts Are Redefining the Game?
The Rangers didn’t have the cap space to pay both defensemen, and if you’re picking between Miller at a $7.5 million AAV or Gavrikov at $7 million and the trade assets Miller fetched (a first-round pick, a second-round pick and prospect Scott Morrow), you’d choose the latter.
Jeff Petry, Florida Panthers
Contract: $775,000 x one year (plus performance bonuses)
Jeff Petry’s two-year run with the Red Wings was a rough ride. He was a shadow of the top-four stud he had been for most of his prime, with declining offense, injuries and deteriorating foot speed eating away at his effectiveness. He’s 37 and needs to be insulated, but there are reasons to believe he could have a renaissance year and significantly outperform his league-minimum base salary.
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