The 5 Best Free Agency Signings This Summer in the Entire NHL

The Toronto Maple Leafs have made a few signings in this free agency, mostly to address their blueline.

While I wouldn't say any of the Toronto Maple Leafs signings have been great value, I do like some of the signings they've made.

In this article, I'm not going to focus on the Leafs. I'm going to focus on the five best signings throughout the league.

Like my last article, which was the five worst signings, I will be looking at the money, term and the fit on the team. (All salary info from puckpedia.com).

Viktor Arvidsson

Arvidsson signed a two-year deal in Edmonton with an AAV of 4 million dollars.

I love this bet for the Oilers. Coming off a great Stanley Cup final where they fell just short they add a player who is pretty much a lock for a 20-goal season and could possibly post a 30-goal year.

It's a gamble for Edmonton because Arvidsson has struggled with injuries throughout his career. In 10 seasons where he played in NHL games, Arvidsson has never played a full 82 games and last year he was only able to play 18 games. There is a ton of upside if he can stay healthy, which adds to this unreal forward core (All stats from NHL.com). 

The other great thing about this signing is that if Arvidsson does unfortunately deal with injuries again this upcoming season, the Oilers can place him on long-term injury reserve. Once he's on LTIR, they have that 4 million dollar cap hit to work with around the deadline.