With those front-of-the-pack contracts in place, the restricted free agents are now figuring out where their values fall. Jackson LaCombe, Luke Hughes and Lane Hutson have each signed in the $8.5 million-$9 million range on long-term deals — a number that was unheard of for unproven players just a few years ago.

Logan Cooley turned down a big offer from the Utah Mammoth this month. The deal was worth $76.8 million over eight years.

Dylan Guenther scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and the Utah Mammoth beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Sunday night. Logan Cooley and Clayton Keller also scored and Nick Schmaltz had two assists to help the Mammoth win their third straight — all at home — and fourth in five games overall.

Keller also scored his 200th goal in the NHL and his 100th point with Utah. That’s the third-fastest anyone has reached 100 points with a new franchise since the 1967 expansion, behind only Mike Rogers and some guy named Wayne Gretzky.

The Utah Mammoth are looking at how the Montreal Canadiens manage their contracts. The Habs use a "take-less" model where players accept slightly smaller salaries to help the team manage its cap space.

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