Paul Statsny is off the market!

Paul Statsny comes off the board. On Tuesday, the Carolina Hurricanes announced they have signed the veteran forward to a one-year, $1.5 million contract.

"Paul is an extremely reliable veteran who has been effective at both ends of the ice for his entire career," Hurricanes general manager Don Waddell said. "He adds even more experience and leadership to our forward group, and we are excited to have him in Carolina."

Last season, Stastny had 21 goals and 24 assists in 71 games with the Winnipeg Jets. He is coming off a one-year, $3.75 million contract.

The 36-year-old forward has 800 points (284 goals, 516 assists) in 1,072 career NHL games with Colorado, St. Louis, Winnipeg and Vegas, eclipsing the 40-point mark in 12 of his 16 seasons. He was originally selected by Colorado in the second round, 44th overall, of the 2005 NHL Draft.

The Hurricanes have been quite busy this offseason, and get great offensive support in Statsny after acquiring Max Pacioretty, from the Vegas Golden Knights, who is injured. Statsny is also a good insurance addition seeing that Jesperi Kotkaniemi could struggle to live up to his $4.8 million-AAV contract, which takes effect this coming season. Per Cap Friendly, the Canes are currently $2.6M above the upper limit of the cap, though it is expected that Pacioretty and his $7M hit will land on the long-term injured reserve.