NHL Free Agent Frenzy: Which Surprise Moves Could Shake Up the Season?
This may not be the “best” or most splashy of free agent signings, but it’s a great story for a player who absolutely always has a smile on his face. The defenseman had the best redemption tour he could have had with the Panthers after being bought out by the Winnipeg Jets during the previous offseason, contributing 12 points, including the first two game-winning goals of their title defense in the Eastern Conference First Round against the Tampa Bay Lightning, and winning the Stanley Cup for the first time. That performance earned him a three-year deal with an average annual value of $3.5 million with the Utah Mammoth, where he will certainly be a bright light and a fan favorite on a team that I think is ticketed for a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs this season. A well-deserved deal for Schmidt. – Amalie Benjamin, senior writer
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