We headed into the 2017 expansion knowing that we couldn't get top end talent, so our identity was going to be a strong/physical team that could keep the game close with strong defense and physical play.
Free agency came around and we got some big names, Kovalchuk (1 year, 7.4 mil), Thornton (1 year, 5.4 mil), Zajac (1 year, 4.7) and Tatar (1 year, 3.9 mil).
We then made some key trades to get competitive right off the bat.
IN:
RD Sami Vatanen
G Frederick Andersen
LD Olli Juolevi
RD Brandon Montour
OUT:
Connauton, Boychuk, Howden, Enroth, Hickey, Braun, Stoner, Latta, Reimer
2nd rd pick, 3rd rd pick, 4th rd pick, (2) 5th rd picks, (2) 6th rd picks, (2) 7th rd picks
The Depth Chart
