The San Jose Sharks have a plethora of free agents who could pursue moves at any time
Marco D’Amico: The San Jose Sharks acquired the contracts of Carey Price and Ryan Ellis, so they have enough salary cap cushion to move some veterans at any time. The Sharks have nine pending UFAs and several RFAs that teams may be interested in.
Will the Florida Panthers target Evgeni Malkin?
NHL Rumor Report: Greg Wyshynski on the Halford and Bluff Show with the Florida Panthers: “Now that more and more people around the league believe that Barkov is away from the team and Malkin has a house in Miami, they may find a way to make him the 1C at Florida State in the near future.”
NHL Rumors: What’s going on between Isaac Howard and the Tampa Bay Lightning?
The stalemate between the Montreal Canadiens and Ryan Hutson has been going on for a while
Bleacher Report: Frank Serravalli on the standoff between the Montreal Canadiens and Ryan Hutson.
** Transcribed by NHLRumors.com
“What about Ryan Hudson’s reigning Calder Cup champions? Look, these teams have been trying to do this since June. They’ve made significant efforts for the Canadiens to extend Ryan Hudson. They’ve seen the Hutson camp; they’ve seen the world that has changed.
As we mentioned, it has absolutely nothing to do with Logan Cooley. They play two different positions, but they are both young players who connect in the same way. If you’re signing a long-term deal, the environment is changing with the salary cap. You look at what Luke Hughes signed. You look at what Jackson Lacombe signed. A different set of rights.
He’s a 10.2C player, Lane Hutson, which means, after this season, he won’t be eligible for an offer if he doesn’t have a new contract. He’s not eligible for arbitration, so he’s really stuck in a tight spot without much leverage. That was when Jackson Lacombe signed his third contract. It’s not apples to apples. Luke Hughes, you know, a similar situation, but the Hughes family tax is a completely different, you know, can of worms that has nothing to do with Lean Hutson.
NHL Rumors: Philadelphia Flyers, Buffalo Sabers, Montreal Canadiens
So the defending Calder Trophy champions are looking to make a difference after a historic season last year when they put up 66 points, but I think these two teams have been at a logjam for a while now and I do it again. I won’t hold my breath waiting for this to be done, but I will never say never. “
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