The Bruins made some noise on Friday as the NHL free agency frenzy begun. Some teams, like the Anaheim Ducks who didn’t sign a single player, didn’t do much. Then you have teams like the Florida Panthers who signed 2014 first-overall pick, Aaron Ekblad, to an eight-year, $60 million contract extension and the Tampa Bay Lightning, who signed hulking blue liner, Victor Hedman to an eight-year, $63 million contract extension.
The NHL as a whole broke a record with $616.2 million committed in salaries in day 1, more than doubling last year’s total. It was a very interesting and action-packed day 1 of free agency and the Bruins filled a lot of holes.