Lost among the first-day free agent frenzy was a minor move that might have slipped by Ducks fans. 
Former Ducks center Samuel Pahlsson (right) signed a reported three-year, $7.95 million deal with Columbus.
Pahlsson, 31, is still regarded as one of the top defensive forwards in the NHL, and he presumably is recovered from a bout of mononucleosis that he had with the Ducks when they traded him, along with defenseman Logan Stephenson and a conditional fourth-round draft pick to Chicago at the trade deadline for defenseman James Wisniewski and center Petri Kontiola.
Michael Arace of the Columbus Blue Jackets projected Pahlsson to play on a third line with R.J. Umberger and Raffi Torres.
Whoever he’s with, it will be interesting to see if Pahlsson can get back to his 2007 form, when he teamed with Rob Niedermayer and Travis Moen on the Ducks’ shutdown line.
“(Pahlsson) brings experience, winning experience,” Columbus general manager Scott Howson told the Dispatch.
“He can play against the top players in the league. He’ll probably play between 16 and 18 minutes a night and against all the top players in the league.
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