Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman: As the market changes, we’ll see more $10+ million deals with Kyle Connor (just signed), Adrian Kempe, Martin Necas, Alex Tuch. Cale Makar and Quinn Hughes will be eligible for huge extensions next summer. How high will the young RFAs go – Connor Bedard, Logan Cooley and Macklin Celebrini?
So initial projections put the 2026-2027 salary cap at $104 million, but it’s possible that could end up at $107 million.
Topping the 2028 unrestricted free agent list are Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews and Zach Werenski.
Multiple sources say the Montreal Canadiens collected just under $9 million on an eight-year deal, with some deferments, on their offer for Lane Hutson. Hutson’s camp is looking for more than $9 million, but not a ridiculous amount.
It is believed that the Carolina Hurricanes were preparing an offer sheet for Evan Bouchard prior to July 1 and before he signed his contract extension. They were looking at one year and over $12.5 million. After Bouchard signed his four-year, $42 million extension, the Hurricanes turned to K’Andre Miller.
The Philadelphia Flyers are exploring the defensive trade market. The Vancouver Canucks are looking for a center. The Toronto Maple Leafs are looking for a top-six forward. The Carolina Hurricanes are lurking somewhere.
NHL Rumors: New Jersey Devils and the Montreal Canadiens
If Andrei Vasilevskiy is back to himself and healthy, Pheonix Copley could be cleared for waivers again or sent straight back to the LA Kings.
A few sources say there was a team that was considering re-acquiring their first-round pick so they could offer Anaheim Ducks Mason McTavish. It wasn’t the hurricanes.
Several sources believe $20 million per season was thrown at Kirill Kaprizov before he signed his extension with the Minnesota Wild. The Wild warned teams that they would take it to the NHL if they ever got evidence that someone was tampering.
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