Free Agency Day One

James Mirtle has a great roundup of what happened on day one, so go read that if you need a refresher. 46 players were signed for more than $400 million. Deals that stand out to me:

• Marian Hossa signs a 12 year deal, worth 62.8 million dollars total, to go to Chicago.
• The Sedin twins signed twin deals to stay in Vancouver, 5 years, $30.5 million each.
• Jaroslav Spacek signed on with Montreal for 3 years, $11.5 million. Actually Montreal was busy, nabbing Hal Gill, Brian Gionta, and Mike Cammalleri as well.
• Obviously Buffalo did not bring back Jaro, but they did sign Steve Montador.
• The Rangers managed to deal Scott Gomez’s huge contract, but then followed it up by signing Gaborik to 5 years, $7.5 million per. Good luck with that.

One other helpful chart at From the Rink is the top 100 FAs, with the contracts getting filled in as they sign. Good for figuring out who your GM is not going to sign. ;)