There's going to be some disappointed people on here when Smid doesn't sign for 3M. He's the best UFA defencemen on the market off the top of my head and we're getting him for 3? If he makes it to July 1 he might get north of 5. I'd be happy with 5 years, 20 million with a NTC.
Smid will get paid--I expect a 5 year contract worth somewhere between 3.5-4.25M. Anything above that will be overpayment. Anything under 3.5M a bargain.
Fistric is not a lock to be re-signed. He meets a need presently, but the D is a bit clogged.
Smid (hopefully), Petry, N.Schultz, J.Schultz--these 4 are almost locks to be here. There might be a free agent signing to replace Whitney. Potter is signed to a contract. Then there is Klefbom, Teubert and Peckham.
Seriously? I would be VERY upset if Smid got that much money.
I wouldn't give Fistric more than a year. Signing him to a 3 year deal could start to interfere with guys like Klefbom, Marincin and Musil making the team. I'd rather just go year by year with him.