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.

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.

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.

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