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The raiding of the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers continued with the Detroit Red Wings signing winger Vladimir Tarasenko to a two-year contract worth $9.5 million. Tarasenko is the sixth player from Florida's Game 7 lineup to leave in free agency. The 2019 and 2024 Cup winner joins three-time champion Patrick Kane on the Red Wings as they try to end a franchise-worst playoff drought at eight seasons. Among the other signings around the league Wednesday, veteran defenseman Jack Johnson joined Columbus.
