I absolutely love this signing. I wanted JBB to sign either Boyler back or Maroon. 900K? Absolute bargain for a guy like him. Adds a lot to our locker room.

This is easily the best value UFA signing this off-season. It tops the Shattenkirk deal. Both with TB gives them a small but significant boost for their already lethal line-up.

Jackpot! This is what we desperately needed after the 0-4 playoff run.

Who voted: No?

Grit:
big body:
got some skillz - career high 27 goals:
age - under 35:
leadership:
lots of experience:
respectable playoff career performance:
Stanley cup winner:
and the best part = cheap:

I wanted one of Ferland, Mr Game 7., Boyle or Maroon, but i never thought we can get a smiliar player for this low price. I thought at least 1.5-2 mill $ ...
I have no words for this signing. He definitely took less money just for a chance for back2back cups

: Lucic - 5.2 mill $
: Maroon - 0.9mill $

That's just unfair.

BriseBois = god tier

Can/will he ever make a bad trade or signing?
Next is Pointerz 8.x million $ @ long term?
THE DREAM

I litereally can't wait for Maroon's first big fight in Lightning jersey.

maroon didnt really have a great year last year. overhyped because of the cup run they just had. 28 points on 8.5% shooting percentage. he is a great signing for the lightning in terms of depth and leadership but who knows if he ultimately gets anything more than a 4th line role.

Don’t understand how Tampa has been able to use their “tax haven” status so well in previous year. Whereas teams like Toronto where yes the tax rate is high but the endorsement incentive could easily offset that.

The rich get richer. Great depth forward for this team full of smaller but talented players. Big Rig will make room out there for their skill guys to do their thing. He could even get 20G if he gets PP time.

that's... a lot of emojis.

Thats cheap I though he would get at least 1 million

Guys at this range is where the tax haven status is most crucial. Deals like this can't really be paid out in signing bonus, so players have no choice really where they pay taxes, so the difference between Florida and Toronto becomes more apparent. Also, I don't think players signing for less than $1M are really being swayed by endorsement money. Back to back stanley cups has more appeal than anything, so best shot at being a repeat cup winner on a low tax state team, very reasonable decision to sign in Tampa.

In the end though, this signing likely gets a bit blown out of proportion because he played on a team that won the cup last year. He is a good player, and this is a very good depth signing, but does it really move the needle more than signings like Brassard, Spezza, Nichuchkin? Likely not. I would say Shattenkirk, even if it's nearly double the AAV, will have a better chance to make a significant impact, just because Tampa's right side D was thinner than their forward group, so the opportunity to make a real difference will be greater.

None of this is to say it's not a good signing, but these types of signings, low risk, low AAV that can be buried, are typically going to provide the best bang for the buck because they are found money.

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Yep.

We called it!!! Awesome!

I’ve never been more proud in my life