Erik Karlsson got max years and $11.5M from the SJ Sharks and is off the board for July 1st’s opening free agent bell. Even though he didn’t make it there, his new deal is going to have even bigger implications than Jeff Skinner’s $9M boon.
So the big question is this, what will Artemi Panarin be worth on the open market? Some initial reports are saying max years which would be 7 unless someone traded for his rights in order to give him 8. The salary will start now at no less than $11M and some are predicting over $12M.