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The Florida Panthers kicked off the 2005 free-agent period by signing veteran forwards Joe Nieuwendyk and Gary Roberts, the first two casualties for the Toronto Maple Leafs under the NHL's new salary-cap era.
Nieuwendyk and Roberts, long-time friends and teammates in both Toronto and Calgary, were unrestricted free agents. Roberts, 39, played four years with the Leafs, scoring 28 goals and adding 20 assists in 72 games in 2003-04. Nieuwendyk, 38, played just the one year in Toronto, scoring 22 goals and adding 28 assists in 64 games and making a huge impact in the playoffs where he had six goals in nine games.
The two veterans were the first of a long list of unrestricted free agents available to the highest bidder.

My grandparents retired to Florida. Maybe Joe and Gary are planning for their retirement and getting someone else to pay for the move. :lol:

Until a big name is signed for some serious coin, I don't think that there is going to be the frenzy of signings that many anticipated. Someone needs to set the bar.