Joe Sakic, who was promoted to Avalanche president of hockey operations Monday after nine seasons as general manager, said he knows they will not be able to keep them all, so they are prioritizing and trying to get deals done with some of them.
They signed forward Valeri Nichushkin to an eight-year contract on Monday. The 31-year-old had his best season with 87 points (28 goals, 59 assists) in 71 games.įorwards Andre Burakovsky, Nico Sturm and Darren Helm, and defensemen Josh Manson, Jack Johnson and Ryan Murray could also become UFAs. Nazem Kadri would likely be the most sought after of Colorado's pending UFAs if the center hits the open market. The Avalanche have already made it known they're walking away from Kuemper, but they still have plenty of other pending UFAs that they must make decisions on. The New York Rangers need a backup to Igor Shesterkin after trading Alexandar Georgiev to the Avalanche. Toronto acquired Matt Murray in a trade with the Ottawa Senators on Monday.īraden Holtby, Jaroslav Halak, Thomas Greiss and Martin Jones are also pending UFAs. The top two pending UFA goalies are Darcy Kuemper, who won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche, and Jack Campbell, who was an All-Star with the Maple Leafs last season. 1 goalie.īut is the supply of goalies big enough to meet the demand? The Edmonton Oilers, Washington Capitals and Buffalo Sabres are in the market for a No. Video: NHL Tonight on Bruins offseason outlook, new HC hire If Krejci and Bergeron both return, the Bruins will reunite the centers they had at the top of their depth chart for more than a decade. Sweeney said Krejci is discussing his options with his family. Krejci played the previous 15 seasons for the Bruins.
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General manager Don Sweeney said he has spoken with Bergeron and he is leaning toward playing next season, but did not want to speak for the Bruins captain.īergeron had surgery to repair a tendon in his left elbow May 31 and was given a 10-12 week recovery timeline, which would have him ready to play by the start of next season.ĭavid Krejci could be contemplating a return to the Bruins after the center played last season for Olomouc HC of the Czech Extraliga, the top professional men's league in the Czech Republic. The Bruins will wait as Bergeron has indicated that he will only play for them. It's possible the 36-year-old, a five-time winner of the Selke Trophy voted as the best defensive forward in the NHL, doesn't make his decision by Wednesday. Patrice Bergeron said after the season ended that he would either re-sign with the Boston Bruins or retire. The three-time Stanley Cup champion is third in Penguins history in goals (444), assists (702) and points (1,146), and second in games played (981). But with nothing done yet, it's looking more and more likely that Malkin's dominant run in Pittsburgh will be over. The Athletic reported Sidney Crosby went to Malkin's home in South Florida to check on him. Letang said he wants Malkin, a UFA, back.
Forward Rickard Rakell signed a six-year contract to remain with Pittsburgh on Monday ($5 million AAV). Penguins general manager Ron Hextall said the plan is to still re-sign Malkin, but he didn't give an indication that they are anywhere close to doing so.
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The Penguins prioritized re-signing Kris Letang and got that done Thursday, when the defenseman avoided free agency by signing a six-year, $36.6 million contract ($6.1 million average annual value). Video: Top 10 Johnny Gaudreau Plays from the 2021-22 SeasonĮvgeni Malkin wants to return to the Pittsburgh Penguins, but it's become clear if they're going to bring him back it will be on their terms, not his. Tkachuk was eighth with 104 points (42 goals, 62 assists).įlames general manager Brad Treliving has repeatedly said the focus is on getting both signed to long-term contracts and that will remain the plan unless or until it becomes unfeasible to do so. Gaudreau was tied for second in the NHL this season with 115 points (40 goals, 75 assists). Gaudreau can become an unrestricted free agent and Tkachuk a restricted free agent Wednesday. The Calgary Flames want to re-sign forwards Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk to long-term contracts. Here are the storylines to follow heading into free agency: All teams are operating under it, yet money will still be flying once every player who has set his sights on unrestricted free agency becomes eligible to sign with new teams. The NHL salary cap for next season will be $82.5 million, up $1 million from this season.
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