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Érkeztek:

F Jussi Jokinen, 4 yrs @ $4M per
F Dave Bolland, 5 yrs @ $5.5M per
G Al Montoya, 2 yrs @ $1.05M per
F Shawn Thornton, 2 yrs @ $1.2M per
F Derek MacKenzie, 3 yrs @ $1.3M per
D Willie Mitchell, 2 yrs @ $4.25M per


Willie Mitchell:


In what is likely the last move by the Panthers on this first day of the 2014 free agent signing period, the team inked UFA defenseman Willie Mitchell to a two-year deal worth $8.5 million ($4.25M per year). Mitchell played more than 20 minutes per game for the league champion Los Angeles Kings last season, after spending 2012-13 recovering from injury. He is 6'3" and 210 lbs, shoots left handed, and makes the front of the net a very unpleasant place for opposing forwards.

Mitchell is in no way an offensively-gifted blueliner, but he was an important part of the Kings Cup run just weeks ago. Drafted in 1996, he's logged 795 NHL games, as well as 89 playoff appearances. He is not a fast skater, but uses his size and experience well. Most importantly for the Panthers, Mitchell brings a pair of Stanley Cup wins and the attendant experience earned with them to help in educating a very young Panthers backend.

Finally, Roberto Luongo apparently was a big proponent of this signing.

Ha bírja sérülés nélkül, remek igazolás lesz! Példakép a fiataloknak, és remélhetőleg sokat erősít majd a kapunk előtti játékunkon!


Derek MacKenzie:



The Florida Panthers have inked center Derek MacKenzie to a three-year, $3.9 million contract. The 33-year-old has spent the last seven years as a member of the Columbus Blue Jackets organization. MacKenize seems to slot in as the Cats' fourth-line center and is expected to be one of the team's penalty-killers.

MacKenzie was originally drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in 1999. He enjoyed a fine junior career with OHL's Sudbury Wolves and won a bronze medal as a member of Canada's 2001 WJC entry.

This looks like a pretty solid signing as MacKenzie is a good fourth-liner who can contribute on offense a bit, but with with Cats needing more goals and Dale Tallon stating he was looking for a couple defenders, one wonders if this was all that necessary.

4.sorba, védekezni, emberhátrányos szituációkban hasznos lehet. Sok a center, még lesznek változások...


Shawn Thornton:



The Florida Panthers continued to add to their roster, and eat up cap space, by signing enforcer-type Shawn Thornton to a two-year, $2.4 million contract.

The 36-year-old Thornton has spent the last seven season with the Boston Bruins and brings grit, experience and two Stanley Cup rings to South Florida. His best season was in 2009-10 when scored 10 goals and 10 assists in 79 games. The Oshawa, ON native has racked up 906 career PIM.

I'm a bit flummoxed by this signing. Yes, I know the Panthers are always short on toughness, but bringing in a 36-year-old to take up a spot on the fourth-line doesn't seem like the best of ideas. Let's hope Thornton has enough gas left in the tank to warrant bringing him in. Tallon loves his old Blackhawks, eh?

4.sorba, védekezni, parasztnak lenni. Remélem nem azt jelenti, hogy Barchnak mennie kell!


Al Montoya:



After Dan Ellis performed pitifully in South Florida last season, Dale Tallon has gone out and gotten some competition for him, signing Al Montoya to a two-year deal with a cap hit of $1.05 million a year. With Roberto Luongo needing a rest here and there, Montoya does provide the Panthers with a viable backup option, who should be able to come in and do well enough for the team to win games, even without the No. 1 goaltender in net. This was a great signing, as the thought of Ellis getting consistent NHL starts is downright terrifying.

Mi lesz Dan Ellis sorsa? AHL, vagy távozás? Egyébként örülök, Luongo mögé tökéletes back up-nak tűnik!


Dave Bolland:



The Panthers claimed they would be active on July 1, and they continue to be true to their word, this time signing former Maple Leaf (and former Blackhawk) center Dave Bolland to a five-year, $27.5m deal. The annual cap hit will be $5.5m per year. Bolland stated that his choices were down to Toronto and Florida, and it certainly looks like he pursued the benjamins in this case.

Ennyi pénzért nagyon sokat várok tőle! Szkeptikus vagyok, remélem nem csak a kincsért jött, hanem segít a csapaton és mentora lehet a fiataloknak: Shore, Barkov, Pirri, Bjugstad!


Jussi Jokinen:



The Florida Panthers made their first move in free agency today, and it was a good one, by signing left wing Jussi Jokinen to four-year, $16 million contract.

The 31-year-old Jokinen, who was originally drafted by the Dallas Stars in 2000, is coming off a 21-goal, 57-point campaign with the Pittsburgh Penguins and has accumulated 414 points in 660 NHL regular season games.

Jokinen, who bagged a career-high 30 goals in 2009-01 with the Hurricanes, will be a welcome addition to the Panthers top six, giving either Aleksander Barkov or Nick Bjugstad a solid option on the flank.

Első két sor valamelyikébe igazoltuk, szélsőként kell kiszolgálnia a centereket. illetve gólokat ütnie. Kíváncsian várom!




Távoztak:

F Jesse Winchester Colorado Avalanche

D Tom Gilbert Montreal Canadiens

G Scott Clemmensen New Jersey Devils
Sajnálom, kedvenc kapusom! :siro: