Matthew Tkachuk undergoes surgery, William Nylyer speaks about former teammate Mitch Marner, Marco Rossi’s contract is over, and more in today’s NHL Morning Coffee Headlines.
Rds.ca: Quoted David Pagnotta of the NHL network reported Florida Panthers -wing player Matthew Tkachuk underwent an operation a few weeks ago.
Tkachuk, 27, was injured during the 4-country face-off tournament in February. He was outside for the rest of the regular season before he returned for the play -offs.
Florida Panthers winger Matthew Tkachuk (NHL images).
Pagnotta claimed that Tkachuk will be put aside until January, making it likely that he can play for Team USA in February in the Winter Olympics of 2026 in Italy.
Note from Spector: After the Panthers won their second consecutive Stanley Cup in June, Tkachuk admitted that he might have to undergo surgery after a torn adductor and a sports hernia.
The Panthers are currently above the $ 95.5 million salary limit with $ 4.5 million. Teams may be above the cap with 10 percent, but must be CAP conform when they start the regular season.
Tkachuk deserves an average annual value of $ 9.5 million. The Panthers will probably place him at the start of their regular seasonal schedule in the long term. However, they will have to throw a salary to get under the cap when Tkachuk returns to action in January.
Toronto Sun: Maple Leafs -wing player William Nylyer said that former teammate Mitch Marner had no premeditation to leave the club as a free agent at the end of last season.
‘I’m not sure where that stuff comes from, but I don’t think he ever thought to leave in advance, “said Nylyer.” I actually asked him during the season and he said he was focusing on Toronto. I didn’t want to press him on that and let him be because it was clear in his head, but his game was aimed at helping us. “
Nylyer said he asked Marner again after the season, and he said he wasn’t sure.
Note from the Spector: Nylyer tackled this because there was some media chatter who suggested that Marner had made a decision to leave the Leafs and go to the Vegas Golden Knights months before.
The Minneapolis Star Tribune: The contract position between the Minnesota Wild and Marco Rossi ended on Friday with the 23-year-old center that signed a three-year-old deal of $ 15 million.
The Spector’s note: the average annual value (AAV) is $ 5 million, but Rossi will receive $ 4 million this season in the actual salary, $ 5 million next season and $ 6 million in 2027-28. He does not miss trade protection because he is not eligible in this phase of his career to have included it in this contract.
Athletics Michael Russo reports Sources claim that Rossi has rejected a five -year contract of $ 25 million, which prevented a three -year proposal worth more than the $ 5 million AAV with which the two parties ultimately agreed. He came from his entry -level contract, had little leverage in the negotiations and did not want to miss a training camp or the start of the season.
Wild General Manager Bill Guerin told Russo that the Rossi camp had gone with them again about a month ago. The young center said he is happy to have done a deal and is looking forward to the coming season.
De Wild received Rossi for their prize, but it could cost them considerably more to sign him again if his performance improved over the next three years.
Rds.ca: A year after he was traded on the Washington Capitals, Pierre-Luc Dubois said that the entire organization felt welcome and comfortable from the start. He responded last season with a career-best 66-point performance.
Dubois said that the opportunities he had with the capitals were not the same as those with his previous teams. He claimed that they gave him the feeling that they wanted him to succeed, giving him the chance to do this and told him he should be himself.
Spector’s note: The performance of Dubois last season played a substantial role in the capitals that exceed expectations by being the first to end up in the Eastern Conference.
Daily faceoff: The Florida Panthers signed Luke for a one -year contract.
Note from the Spector: Puckpedia indicates that Kunin earns $ 775K before 2025-26. That contract is also easy to bury in the minors as a cost-saving measure to make room for the return of Matthew Tkachuk to the line-up in January if necessary.
TSNs Darren Deger reported on “X” That it seems that the NHL will continue with preparations for the 2028 World Cup without the International Ice Hockey Federation. “The competition has informed the IIHF that it intends to cooperate directly with each hockey federation in planning the 2028 event.”
Note from the Spector: that can free up the road for Russia to participate in the NHL-Gesanctional World Cup. That nation is forbidden from IIHF-Gesianctioned events because the Ukraine invaded.
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