The Golden Knights will have trouble fitting a new Lehner deal in David Schoen of the Las Vegas Review-Journal: The flattening of the salary cap at $81.5 million makes it tougher for the Vegas Golden Knights to re-sign Robin Lehner, but they are in better shape salary cap wise than some of their rivals. “We’re
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Matt Larkin of The Hockey News: Looking at the top five teams who will be hurt most by the flat NHL salary cap of $81.5 million. 1. Tampa Bay Lightning – $5.33 million in projected salary cap space with 15 players under contract. They have two key restricted free agents in center Anthony Cirelli and
A flat cap will give the Edmonton Oilers headaches Allan Mitchell of The Athletic: The flatting of next season’s salary cap at $81.5 will give the Edmonton Oilers and many other teams a headache. Top pending free agents may look for short-term deals. Oilers UFAs like Mike Smith and Riley Sheahan might not like the
Ryan wouldn’t mind remaining in Calgary Mike Gould: Calgary Flames forward Derek Ryan said in a text that he’s “really enjoyed playing for the Flames” and that when he’s eligible, he’d have a “great” interest in re-signing with the Flames. (The 33-year old Ryan has a year left on his deal at a $3.125 million)
DeBrusk on free agency … Could he become trade bait if Krug re-signed? Joe Haggerty of NBC Sports: Boston Bruins forward Jake DeBrusk is a pending restricted free agent and has averaged 20 goals and 40 points in his first three seasons in the NHL. DeBrusk on his pending free agency. “Obviously that’s going to
Blackhawks looking to get younger Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times: The Chicago Blackhawks plan on trying to “innovate and change some things” from how they’ve operated in past offseasons according to GM Stan Bowman. In the past offseasons, they’ve replaced aging players with equally aging free agents. So, look for the Blackhawks to try
Notes on the Senators, Devils, Non-playoff teams, and Trevor Daley Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Don’t think that the NHL is looking to remove Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk, but the “The Organ Project” allegations should be investigated. The New Jersey Devils GM conversations continue. Tom Fitzgerald is a candidate and they’ve spoken with Ed Olczyk.
Devils mailbag Corey Masisak of The Athletic: (mailbag) The Buffalo Sabres are not going to be trading Jack Eichel, and things would have to get considerably worse in Buffalo for them to move him. Any offer from the New Jersey Devils has to include either Jack Hughes or Nico Hischier. Sabres GM Jason Botterill wouldn’t
Canucks blue line could have a different look next season Iain MacIntyre of Sportsnet: (mailbag) The Vancouver Canucks blue line next season could have a different look. Alex Edler, Tyler Myers and Quinn Hughes will be back but Chris Tanev and Troy Stecher could be cap casualties. Tanev is a UFA and Stecher is a
Canadiens mailbag Eric Engels of Sportsnet: (mailbag) On the idea of the Montreal Canadiens trying to offer sheet Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Mikhail Sergachev this offseason. If the Lightning were able to get Sergachev signed long-term in the $4.2 to $6.4 million (suggested range), they would definitely match it. The Lightning will have to move
Gosh, I miss hockey! While the NHL is looking at ways to finish out the NHL season and reward the Stanley Cup, we’ve all been without hockey for quite some time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chicago Blackhawks’ last contest was a 6-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Mar. 11. To that
Potential LTIR trade candidates for the Maple Leafs Frank Seravalli of TSN: The Toronto Maple Leafs will once again be facing a salary cap crunch. They have already started signing inexpensive contracts for next season. This season the Maple Leafs took advantage of the LTIR with Nathan Horton and David Clarkson, but both are off
Rory Boylen of Sportsnet: Looking at a potential trade candidate for each team in the Western Conference. Anaheim Ducks – Adam Henrique – Carries a $6 million cap hit through 2023-24. The centerman could interest some teams. Arizona Coyotes – Derek Stepan – The Coyotes may need to clear some cap space for their free
Robin Lehner and potential landing spots Dan Rosen of NHL.com: (mailbag) It’s not easy to get a feel for the goalie market this offseason, given the uncertainty of what the salary cap will be. If Lehner wants to be a No. 1 goalie, it doesn’t make sense to re-sign with the Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury
Available coaches and potential coaching vacancies Dan Rosen of NHL.com: (mailbag) Available coaches include Peter Laviolette, Bruce Boudreau, Gerard Gallant, Guy Boucher and Mike Babcock. The New Jersey Devils have interviewed Gallant already. The Devils, Minnesota Wild, Calgary Flames, Dallas Stars and San Jose Sharks currently have interim coaches. Coaches that could be let go
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news on the Tampa Bay Lightning likely unwillingness to re-sign Cory Conacher and where he’ll wind up as a result. The Minnesota Wild are interested in signing the KHL’s third-leading scorer, but they can’t do so quite yet. Finally, the Chicago Blackhawks are working on a deal with
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news on the Edmonton Oilers interest in re-signing forwards Riley Sheahan and Tyler Ennis. In San Jose, the Sharks may bring a former player into their coaching ranks, while they make plans for free agency. The Montreal Canadiens might have an offer sheet target in mind and Brent
Potential landing spots for Tyson Barrie Luke Fox of Sportsnet: (mailbag) Toronto Maple Leafs pending unrestricted defenseman Tyson Barrie won’t be re-signing with the Leafs as they don’t have the salary cap space nor a spot as the No. 1 power play defenseman. It is believed that Barrie might have interest in returning to his
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