The 29-year-old goalie was an unrestricted free agent.
"I was really happy when my agent
to a two-year, $1.9 million contract ($950,000 AAV) and forward Kurtis Gabriel to a one-year, $750,000 contract.
Bunting, who was an unrestricted free agent, scored 13 points (10 goals, three assists) in 21 games with the Arizona Coyotes last season and 19 points (seven goals, 12 assists) in 16 games with Tucson of the American Hockey League.
Selected by Arizona in the fourth round (No. 117) of the 2014 NHL Draft, the 25-year-old has scored 14 points (11 goals, three assists) in 26 NHL games.
"The things we like about him are how hard he plays, how tenacious he plays in getting to the net front and his ability to score from the net front," Dubas said. "He started to show that this year at the NHL level. We look at him as someone who is extremely hungry and we know the way he is going to play, leaving everything out on the ice."
Gabriel scored three points (two goals, one assist) in 11 games with the San Jose Sharks last season. Selected by the Minnesota Wild in the third round (No. 81) of the 2013 NHL Draft, the 28-year-old has scored five points (two goals, three assists) in 49 regular-season games and no points in four playoff games.
"I've got to buy into the system and play detailed and defensively responsible and then play to my strengths," Gabriel said Thursday. "My passion leads into me working pretty hard out there, being a menace on the forecheck, whether that's recognizing when it's time to finish the body or when players know that's coming and I can be smart with my stick and create turnovers."
NHL.com staff writer Mike Zeisberger and independent correspondent Dave McCarthy contributed to this report
