Gotta be THE best waiver Claim in NHL history, right? He's been such a crucial part of that Florida blueline and got rewarded with a very fair deal. Getting him at under 6 was masterful by Zito

It must be really nice being a franchise in a No-State-Income-Tax state

Do you mean Montour or Reinhart? Because Ekblad isn't a UFA this offseason. And depending on where the cap ends up, we might be able to keep them both. Zito knows how to get things done!

Ekblad via trade.

remember that he was "too bad" to play for Carolina and was waived. Common don waddeLL

He’s come a long way from being a 5th round pick who was waived twice. The term may be a bit long for his age, but the cap hit is a bargain for a top-pair guy, and he was a bit of a late bloomer so maybe he’ll be a late fader.

Guys like Forsling are exactly why waivers exists. Carolina had the foresight to trade for him, but no room for him on their roster. I just checked his career stats and I was surprised to see that he never played a game for Carolina. I thought he had gotten into a few as an injury call-up. Maybe I'm confusing him with the other guy they got in that trade, Anton Forsberg. What a steal that trade was for Carolina, if only they knew what they had. They were really just trying to free up cap space.

UGH I'm still so mad at this. I thought he would be the one they had to let go for cap reasons. Apparently, it will be someone else. This stings hard, I wanted him on a freebie SO BAD. Back to the mofo-ing drawing board for Colt's new partner...

(erases the board, pauses for painful reflection, and then throws the board violently down a flight of stairs like a pissy baby)

Max term.

He reminds me of Devon Toews. What a great contract.

Should have waited to FA if I was him. Someone would have gave 6.5-7m

Never hurts to explore the market