""I didn't [do it]. It was those guys," Zito said. "There's no gray area whatsoever. ... It's those guys wanting to be part of something they created. We kind of wax poetic about the team and the community they've become, and I think this is a great example of what it means to them. And it's 100 percent those men who made that decision that they all wanted to continue to try it together.""
""BZ is the man with the plan, right?" Ekblad said. "That's why they brought him in. He has an idea of the way things should be run and what needs to be done to win and how guys need to be treated and treated fairly. Total and utmost respect for his ability to do his"
Florida re-signed primary pending free agents Sam Bennett, Aaron Ekblad and Brad Marchand despite having only $19 million in cap space. Bennett and Ekblad received eight-year deals while Marchand signed for six years. The team also extended fourth-line center Tomas Nosek for one year. These signings preserve a championship nucleus that produced back-to-back Stanley Cups and create a multi-year window for contention. The club retained top-end talent for less than expected on the open market, reflecting deliberate cap and roster management and a team culture that encouraged players to stay.
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