And yet another top potential unrestricted free agent bites the dust with a new deal the day before... Jussi Jokinen re-signed with the Hurricanes, three years and $9 million, which works out to be a cool $3 million cap hit per year. Jokinen was ranked 9th among my top 21 potential free agents a couple of weeks ago, but the Hurricanes knew they had to keep a player of his calibre around.
Jokinen finished the year in 82nd among all forwards in scoring, according to my rankings, with 19 goals and 33 assists in 70 games with the Hurricanes, which puts him into some pretty good company for secondary scoring. If Jokinen was able to play all 82 games in the regular season, there was a good chance he would have cracked the 60-point plateau, making him around the top 50 in overall scoring.
At a cap hit of only $3 million per, the Hurricanes have themselves quite a deal on their hands, bringing their projected annual totals up to $39.6 million for six forwards, six defense and a goaltending tandem, leaving them $8.7 million away from the cap floor for seven forwards and a defenseman, not to mention all the added room to the salary cap ceiling. The Hurricanes are in great shape heading into Friday's signing free-for-all, so pay close attention to what they do.
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