RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes opened free agency by adding two forwards on Friday.
The Hurricanes agreed to terms with Lee Stempniak on a two-year contract and with Viktor Stalberg on a one-year deal.
The 33-year-old Stempniak will receive $2.5 million this season and in 2017-18. He had 19 goals and 33 assists in 82 games with New Jersey and Boston last season, and has 184 goals during an 11-season NHL career that also includes stints in St. Louis, Toronto, Phoenix, Calgary, Pittsburgh and the New York Rangers.
The 30-year-old Stalberg, who will make $1.5 million this season, had nine goals and 11 assists in 75 games with the Rangers last season. Francis called the 6-foot-3, 209-pound Stalberg ”another big strong player who can skate” and says ”adding size to our forward corps was a priority this offseason.”
The Hurricanes also signed forward Andrew Miller to a two-way deal. Miller skated in 11 games last season with the Hurricanes’ AHL affiliate in Charlotte. He’s played 15 career NHL games, all with Edmonton.
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