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Devils Links
After a quiet and disappointing first day of free agency, the Devils went out and acquired Marcus Johansson for second- and third-round picks in 2018. [Fire and Ice] [PHT]
The Devils pushed to get Kevin Shattenkirk, but alas... We will not talk about where he signed. [NJ.com]
The Kovalchuk saga remains ... ongoing:
Rangers, Blue Jackets and Leafs believed to be among the teams on Kovalchuk's wish list... not sure Toronto has any interest though...
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) July 1, 2017
Hearing from several clubs that Ilya Kovalchuk has set minimum thresholds of 3 years and north of 6.5mio to consider returning!
— Brian Lawton (@brianlawton9) July 2, 2017
Hockey Links
The Leafs signed Patrick Marleau to a … three-year contract with a $6.25 million cap hit. [Puck Daddy]
The Sharks have signed Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Martin Jones to eight-year and six-year contract extensions, respectively. [PHT]
The Ducks have locked up Cam Fowler to an eight-year extension. [PHT]
The Canadiens have given Carey Price an eight-year contract extension with a $10.5 million cap hit. [Puck Daddy]
The Capitals’ cap situation became ... interesting this weekend:
Capitals sign Evgeni Kuznetsov to an 8-year, $62.4M contract
— David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) July 2, 2017
The Sharks signed Jumbo Joe for one more go-round:
Thornton's 1-year contract is worth $8 million
— David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) July 3, 2017
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