Lane Hutson’s breach of contract
Marco D’Amico: Lane Hutson’s agents wanted an upfront deal with a high percentage of signing bonuses to help reduce taxes. Hutson’s contract makes more money than Luke Hughes and Jackson LaCombe, after taxes and fees.
Erik English: “Lane Hutson was offered more, but signed for less. He bought himself security and bought the Habs some more space to continue building a championship-caliber team. He wants to win. He could have held out longer and waited a lot longer. Not doing that says a lot about him.”
Puck Pedia: Lane Hutson’s eight-year contract extension is cut short at a cap hit of $8.85 million. He has a no-trade clause for 10 teams for the final three years of the contract.
2026-2027: $1 million salary and $11 million signing bonus
2026-2027: $1 million salary and $11 million signing bonus
2026-2027: $1 million salary and $9.5 million signing bonus
2026-2027: $1 million salary and $6.5 million signing bonus
2026-2027: $1.2 million salary and $6 million signing bonus
2026-2027: $1.2 million salary and $6 million signing bonus
2026-2027: $2.2 million salary and $5 million signing bonus
2026-2027: $7.2 million salary
NHL Rumors: The Rapidly Changing NHL Landscape
NHL injuries
Matthew Fairburn: Buffalo Sabers defenseman Mattias Samuelsson missed yesterday’s game. He had more tests done due to an injury.
Buffalo sabers: Forward Zach Benson is expected to practice today. Josh Norris gets a second opinion on his injury.
Chip Alexander: Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin did not practice yesterday morning.
Walt Ruff: Slavin had a lower body injury re-evaluated. Goalkeeper Pyotr Kochetkov will not travel with the team due to a lower body injury.
Mark Scheig: Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Erik Gudbranson missed last night’s game due to an upper-body injury. There is no timetable for when he could return.
Dave McCarthy: Detroit Red Wings forward Lucas Raymond left yesterday’s game in the second period after a hit by Chris Tanev. Coach Todd McLellan did not have an update after the game.
Devils from New Jersey: Goalkeeper Jake Allen left last night’s game with cramps.
Jos Langer: A list of current injuries in New Jersey:
- Jonathan Kovacevic (knee)
- Stefan makes noise (gray)
- Seamus Casey (below)
- Evgenii Dadonov (hand)
- Marc McLaughlin (waves.)
- Juho Lammikko (undated)
- Zack Macewen (waves.)
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Panthers, Flyers, Canucks, Penguins and Sharks
James Nichols: The Devils are off today. Was told yesterday there was “no update at this time” on goaltender Jacob Markstrom.
yeahhhh if you watch this back you can see he got hurt pic.twitter.com/0Q8UFCKDTy
— bel (@bluebelgeorgia) October 14, 2025
Jacob Markstrom looked shaky and seemingly rushed off the ice after the Devils won pic.twitter.com/Cxoc6hS1dx
— Devil Fanatics (@devilsfanatics) October 14, 2025
Bruce Garrioch: Ottawa Senators forward Brady Tkachuk missed yesterday’s game. He is evaluated based on a cross-check of Roman Josi.
Kevin Woodley: St. Louis Blues forward Alexey Toropchenko has missed the past two games due to lower-body soreness.
Mark Masters: Toronto Maple Leafs forward Steven Lorentz missed yesterday’s game. He did skate yesterday and could be ready for tonight’s game.
NHL Rumors: Martin Necas, Patrik Laine and Evgeny Kuznetsov
Utah Mammoth PR: Defenseman Sean Durzi will be out for four weeks with an upper-body injury.
Kevin Woodley: Vancouver Canucks defenseman Derek Forbort missed last night’s game due to maintenance.
Winnipeg Jets PR: Forward Cole Koepke left yesterday’s game with a lower-body injury.
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