initial frenzy of deals, less lucrative than normal because of a flat salary cap, defenseman Alex Pietrangelo and forwards Taylor Hall, Mike Hoffman and Tyler Toffoli have yet to sign new contracts as of mid-Saturday.
It’s the first time since Zach Parise and Ryan Suter in 2012 that some of the cream of the crop free agents didn’t sign on the first day they could.Even former Bruins defenseman Torey Krug inked his $45.5 million, seven-year deal with St.
Louis on Friday night. Krug was the first domino to fall among the big-name players who aren't goaltenders and all but closed the door on Pietrangelo remaining with the Blues after helping them win the Stanley Cup in 2019.With the big fish still out there, teams took care of some smaller but.