The last about duck center Mason McTavishAvalanche Martin NecasAnd Columbus Blue Jackets ahead Yegor Chinakhov In today’s NHL rumor mill.
Sports network: During the episode of Friday of “32 Thoughts: The Podcast”, Elliote Friedman spoke about Mason Mctavish’s contract negotiations with the Anaheim Duck.
Friedman pointed out that Ducks General Manager Pat Verbeek has shown the willingness to let conversations continue with training camp and preseason to get the contract they want. Although they have a lot of salary haircut, they want to ensure that they have enough to re -sign promising players Cutter Gauthier” Leo Carlsson” Jackson Lacombe” Pavel MintyukovAnd Owen Zellweger in the future.
Anaheim Ducks Center Mason Mctavish (NHL images)
Verbeek could try to sign McTavish for a bridge contract. Friedman said, however, that he heard that the management of ducks does not like to do it, and prefer to sign him for a long -term contract.
Friedman also said that he does not believe that the ducks want to exchange McTavish.
The Boston Globe: Conor Ryan believes that the Bruins need more depth in the middle. He suggested that they would look at the acquisition of McTavish if the ducks make him available at the trade market.
Ryan expected that the asking price of the ducks for MCTAVish could be one or two first round concept choices and a prospect or young NHL player.
Note from the Spector: Mctavish has been a fixture in the rumor mill out of season. De Bruins will not be the only team that could follow the 22-year-old center if the ducks put him on the trade block.
Despite the frequent trade subject (most of which come from everywhere, except Anaheim), there is no indications that the ducks are planning to exchange MCTavish. Ducks defeated writer Eric Stephens of the athletics two weeks ago that they want to sign him again. He is just as important for them as a second -line center as he would be for the clubs that would be interested to acquire him.
The Denver Post: Corey Masisak has the contract situation of winger Martin Necas on top of his list of the 10 largest questions for the Colorado Avalanche As a training camp is approaching.
The avalanche must receive Necas, 26, for a deal that now works for them and after the Mega deal from Cale Makar is in place.
If not, an exchange would be an important point of point after action Mikko Rantans To Carolina in the deal that brought Necas to Colorado. The return should be considerable.
The Denver Gazette: Evan Rawal was asked if Necas would sign with the avalanche earlier Kirill Kaprizov drawing with the Minnesota Wild. Just like Necas, the 28-year-old Kaprizov is eligible to become an unlimited free agent in July.
Rawal does not reject the possibility that Necas first signed, but speculated that the AVS wing player could wait to see how much Kaprizov gets on his new contract with the wild.
Note from the Spector: Kaprizov will determine the market for scoring wing players. It is expected that the average annual value of his next contract could reach $ 16 million.
Necas doesn’t get so much because it is not at the same skill level as Kaprizov. Nevertheless, a strong performance could push his asking price up to at least $ 10 million per year during his contract year.
Athletics: Aaron Portzline reports Columbus Blue Jackets wing Yegor Chinakhov has not withdrawn his trade request. General manager Don Waddell remains open to moving the 24-year-old for the right offer.
However, it has not achieved the point of no return. Chinakhov was one of the first players to return to Columbus and seems to be in excellent condition. Waddell regards his early return as a positive sign.
Nevertheless, there must be a face-to-face conversation between Chinakhov and head coach Dean Evason before training camp to discuss the “misunderstandings” between the two that led to the wing player’s trade request.
Note of the Spector: The Chinakhov accident stems from his use under Evason last season, especially after his back in return in March. His performance fell and he was made a healthy scratch towards the end of the season. Chinakhov could drop his request if he and Evason solve their differences.
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