"Guys with Weird Last Names" Signing Day

• Bouwmeester re-signed with Florida. Didn't realize that Bouwmeester played the most minutes per game of any NHL defensemen last year (27 minutes, 28 seconds). Pretty impressive. He has also played in all 82 games for the Panthers for the past 3 years and had 15 goals this past year. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed yet.
• Sjostrom re-signed with the Rangers. There was some question as to what the Rangers would do since they have a number of forwards under contract. Apparently, he was willing to discuss taking less than the ~$800k (don't remember the exact number and too lazy to look it up) he was eligible for as a RFA if they offered him a multi-year deal. Word was that they were talking about 2 years at $650k per. Sjo plays with lots of speed, but I liken him to the skinny guy in Nintendo's original hockey game: so fast that he is sometimes out of control. At the same time, I like him at $650k per year for 2 years.