Demers to Florida [5 years, $4.5mil AAV]

[bustaheims]

reporterchris: Jason Demers agrees to $22.5M, five-year deal with #FlaPanthers, @Sportsnet has learned: https://t.co/sLEwIUTXx3 https://t.co/HBcOAyzIzx

[CarltonTheBear]

Really good deal. I said he's be a great fit for a team where he would be allowed to play on the second pairing. So this is a good match as he'll play behind Ekblad of course.

I'm actually very surprised nobody offered him more, but less surprised if it turns out he took less to play there.

[L K]

Demers for Campbell.  Yeah, that's a win in my books for Florida.

[CarltonTheBear]

Demers for Campbell.  Yeah, that's a win in my books for Florida.

It's more Yandle + Demers for Campbell + Gudbranson, but yeah still a big win.

[bustaheims]

Florida's putting together a really solid team. Not many holes in their lineup now. They're gonna be tough to beat.

[bustaheims]

Demers for Campbell.  Yeah, that's a win in my books for Florida.

It's more Yandle + Demers for Campbell + Gudbranson, but yeah still a big win.

It's actually Yandle + Demers + Pysyk for Campbell + Gudbranson + Kulikov, but, they definitely still come out far ahead.

[lamajama]

Plus any contract there is worth inherently more take-home as well.

As we have suddenly learned...or suddenly hammered home.

[Bates]

I don't see them that much ahead in that Tradeoff??

Demers for Campbell.  Yeah, that's a win in my books for Florida.

It's more Yandle + Demers for Campbell + Gudbranson, but yeah still a big win.

It's actually Yandle + Demers + Pysyk for Campbell + Gudbranson + Kulikov, but, they definitely still come out far ahead.

[TBLeafer]

Florida wins the most impressive team builder of the offseason award.

Tampa wins the most impressive player retainer award.

Florida is really warm and sunny right now.