The Columbus Blue Jackets have announced the signing of Daemon Hunt, the final RFA the Blue Jackets had to sign.
The deal is a 1-year, 2-way deal and is worth $775K at the NHL level, and $80K at the AHL.
“Daemon Hunt is a good, young two-way defenseman that plays a smart and controlled game,” said Waddell in a press release. “His signing provides us important additional organizational depth on our blue line.”
Hunt was brought over in the deal that sent David Jiříček to the Minnesota Wild last season. He spent the entire year in Cleveland playing 48 games for the Monsters. He scored 2 goals and totaled 14 points. He also played 9 games for the Iowa Wild and had 4 points. He did play in one NHL game last season for the Wild as well.
This is a player Don Waddell won’t easily give up since he traded Jiříček for him. Still young at 23, the left-shot defenseman has a ton of upside and could take a huge step this year. Look for Hunt to be one of the first guys called this season if they’re in need.
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