Free Agent Luke Kunin Set To Sign Deal For Remainder Of Season

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He's been out of action since the end of last season due to a torn Achilles tendon, but it sounds like unrestricted free agent Luke Kunin will be joining an NHL team in short order. Insider Pierre LeBrun tells us that there is plenty of interest for the right-shot center and nine-year veteran. 
UFA forward Luke Kunin got fully medically cleared this week from the torn Achilles he suffered in early June. NHL teams have started to circle back on him. I suspect Kunin, who turns 29 next month, will find an NHL home before too long, as he will be a cheap depth signing. He made $775,000 last season on a one-year deal with the Florida Panthers.

There seems to be interest on the market for Kunin, LeBrun suggests. Although he had just 10 points and played just 9:41 per game in 62 contests with the Panthers last season, Kunin had proven to be somewhat a secondary scorer in the bottom six in recent years, having reached double digits in goals in five of the previous six seasons. 

Kunin tore his Achilles tendon early this past summer, but received full medical clearance this week to return to play. Contract talks are heating up.  

The 6-foot, two-way center/forward plays a heavy game, and has handed out over 160 hits several times in recent years. 

The hard-nosed, versatile forward can help a team in a number of ways in the bottom-six, and there are undoubtedly plenty of suitors out there. 

In 496 NHL games over nine seasons, Kunin has 152 points and 434 penalty minutes, with 28 fights being registered over that time. 

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