NHL Free Agency 2011: Southern Teams Dominate Signings During Opening Day

July 2nd, 2011 by Mark Jones Leave a reply »
New studies now show that hot temperatures in fact make NHL GM's more likely to spend.

Well, perhaps those reports are still a bit unconfirmed. Still, though, the opening day of NHL Free Agency 2011 made it seem so, as a few unexpected southern teams from across the United States took the league by storm to dominate an insane Opening Day.

Leading the hot weather crew were the Florida Panthers, who found it difficult to go 15 minutes without considering themselves too inactive and pulling another move. New GM Dave Tallon re-united himself with some players, went after several more-overlooked targets, battled for the biggest names, and even let some disposable players walk away; in essence, he did it all.

New Panthers will soon be arriving in from all corners of the country, from Minnesota to Phoenix to Philadelphia. Tallon dished out over $24 million in cap hits to eight new arrivals today in addition to the $7.0 million that Brian Campbell will earn after his trade to Florida a week ago, and he probably isn't done yet.

For Florida season ticket holders with seats along the sideboards, we advise you to take a glance at some of the new name ...

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