Michael Bunting signed a three year, $13.5 million contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday. It has an average annual value of $4.5 million.The 27 year old forward had 49 points 23 goals, 26 assists in 82 regular season games for the Toronto Maple Leafs last season and two points one goal, one assist in seven Stanley Cup Playoff games."It was a no brainer from the get go, " Bunting said Monday. "Obviously this team has been so close for quite some time here and it's kind of a win now mentality, so it excites me to come to Carolina and have the opportunity to chase the Stanley Cup once again. I can't wait to get started and I'm really excited to be joining them."RELATED: [2023 NHL Free Agent tracker]Bunting was a finalist for the 2022 Calder Trophy, awarded to the top rookie in the NHL, after he led first year players in points 63 , was second in assists 40 and tied for second in goals 23."We want to add good players, " Hurricanes general manager Don Waddell said Saturday, "because to win hockey games, unless the rules change this summer, you've got to score more goals than the other team Antti Raanta Jersey, so you want to make sure you get a player that can contribute offensively. He just had that extra knack, the way he plays, that's something that we definitely wanted and coach Rod [Brind'Amour] wanted and so that was a bonus to be able to get that type of player."Selected by the Arizona Coyotes in the fourth round No. 117 of the 2014 NHL Draft, Bunting has 126 points 57 goals, 69 assists in 187 regular season games for the Maple Leafs and Coyotes and five points two goals, three assists in 12 playoff games."I want to bring offense every single night and help the team win on that side of it Jalen Chatfield Jersey, " Bunting said. "But I feel I can bring a lot of energy to the other side of it, just being in the other team's face, getting in their way, getting them distracted. I've been kind of doing that my whole career. That's kind of come naturally. It's just kind of second nature. Once I step on the ice I kind of get in that mode of basically getting in the other team's face and bringing that energy. I plan on continuing to do that."The Hurricanes also signed defenseman Dmitry Orlov to a two year contract $7.75 million AAV , goalie Frederik Andersen to a two year contract $3.4 million AAV , goalie Antti Raanta to a one year, $1.8 million contract and forward Jesper Fast to a two year contract $2.4 million AAV.Orlov, 31, had 36 points seven goals, 29 assists in 66 games for the Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins last season, including 17 points four goals, 13 assists in 23 games after being acquired in a trade with the Capitals on Feb. 23, and eight assists in seven playoff games.Andersen, 33, was 21 11 1 with a 2.48 goals against average, .903 save percentage and one shutout in 34 regular season games 33 starts for the Hurricanes last season and 5 3 with a 1.83 GAA and.927 save percentage in nine playoff games.Raanta https://www.hurricanesprostore.com/jack-drury-jersey, 34, was 19 3 3 with a 2.23 GAA, .910 save percentage and four shutouts in 27 games 26 starts with Carolina last season and 3 3 wtih a 2.48 GAA and.909 save percentage in six playoff games.Fast, 31, had 29 points 10 goals, 19 assists in 80 games with the Hurricanes and nine points six goals, three assists in 15 playoff games.