from Eric Duhatschek of The Athletic.

So on a day when NHL teams went bargain hunting almost from the opening bell, you were waiting and wondering to see if any team might revert to the old free-agent strategy of wildly overpaying for a veteran player, whose best years are, in all probability, behind them. Yes, finally! It took almost two hours for it to happen but it finally did. The Ducks gave the 33-year-old Killorn a four-year contract, with a $6.25 million AAV, after coming off a career-high season in which he scored 27 goals and 64 points. Of course, he scored those points playing in the top six of a Tampa Bay Lightning team that included the likes of Brayden Point, Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos. He’s not going to have that luxury in Anaheim.

The current GM in Anaheim, Pat Verbeek, worked alongside Steve Yzerman for years in Tampa Bay and was with the Lightning as the assistant GM and player personnel director when Killorn broke into the league. So, a lot of familiarity between the player and the manager....

Contract grade: F
Fit grade: C-

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