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Toronto Maple Leafs: What Every NHL Team Did In Free-Agency

By David Corcoran

Ryan O'Reilly #90 of the toronto Maple Leafs celebrates a goal against the Florida Panthers during Game Two of the Second Round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on May 4, 2023 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
Ryan O'Reilly #90 of the toronto Maple Leafs celebrates a goal against the Florida Panthers during Game Two of the Second Round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on May 4, 2023 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – FEBRUARY 06: Josh Bailey #12 of the New York Islanders  (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images) /

New York Islanders

Uncle Lou (Lamoreillo) made some head scratcher signings by bringing back four of his players.  He locked up stud goalie Ilya Sorokin to an eight-year deal worth $8.25 Million per season.

But he also gave seven-year deals to Pierre Engvall ($3M AAV) and Scott Mayfield ($3.5M AAV).  Engvall could be a steal of a deal, but Mayfield’s contract will take him through his age 37 season.

The biggest surprise was locking up back-up goalie Semyon Varlamov to a four-year deal worth $2.75M per season.

The veteran Russian will be turning 39 years old during the playoff run in the last year of his deal.

Pittsburgh Penguins
Kyle Dubas was active on July 1, but his biggest signing was re-signing goalie Tristan Jarry to a five-year deal worth $5.38 Million per season.

The former Edmonton Oil King has played his entire professional career in the Pittsburgh organization and is coming off a down season.

Dubas was able to bring Noel Acciari over from the Toronto Maple Leafs on a three-year deal worth $2 Million per season.  Acciari was acquired by Dubas just before the trade deadline deal this past season.

Washington Capitals
The biggest move of the day for the Washington Capitals was giving Max Pacioretty a two-year deal worth $2 Million per season.  The six-time 30-goal scorer missed all but five games last season, but was able to score three goals in that game.  If healthy, Pacioretty should be able to have a big season in Washington and cash in next season, but that is a big “if” as he missed half of the season before.

Philadelphia Flyers
Over the last two seasons, Garnett Hathaway has collected 13 and 14 goals split between Washington and Boston.  He must like the east coast as he signed a two-year deal with the Philadelphia Flyers for $2.38 Million per season.

On Monday, the Flyers quietly added Marc Staal to their blue line on a one-year deal worth $1.1 Million.  Staal suited up in 21-games during the Florida Panthers run to the Stanley Cup finals, but did not register a point.

Columbus Blue Jackets
The big move the Columbus Blue Jackets did this past week was announcing Mike Babcock as their new head coach, as well as drafting Adam Fantilli third overall as they have not made a signing at the time of writing.

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