For our two major signings, I think we overpaid by a combined 1 million (500k each), which is not the end of the world. They both fit needs that the team had. I'd still preferred to have had Brodie back, though.
Markstrom is a solid add, and should be so at least for the first chunk of his contract. Tanev is a serviceable Top 4. I wish we had gotten him on a 3 year contract, but that extra year is hopefully not going to be that big a deal.
Domingue is a solid third string goalie. If we do trade Rittich though, he will bother me a bit as a backup, especially in the condensed season we are likely to see next year.
When it comes to UFAs we have let go, most of them, with the exception of Brodie and Talbot, to a lesser extent Hamonic, were not as critical to the team. It would have been good to see Rieder back on a cheap 1 year contract, but it is not the end of the world.
The team still needs to make the promised changes though.
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