Teams are looking at the Los Angeles Kings and wondering why Brandt Clarke doesn’t have an extension
James Murphy of RG Media: Multiple sources said last week that some teams are wondering about Los Angeles Kings defenseman Brandt Clarke.
“That’s a player a lot of guys have been wondering about since the offseason,” an NHL source recently told RG.
“There were people who were surprised he wasn’t locked up. Blue chip prospect, but that didn’t happen.”
He plays in their second pair and could one day become a top player. He is in the second year of his ELC and has an AAV of $863,334. The source added that the longer he goes without an extension, his value and trading interest will only increase.
Another source added that the Kings have no interest in trading him at this time. General Manager Ken Holland is keeping a close eye on him to see if he can play a key role for them in the future. With Kings also dealing with Adrian Kempe’s contract situation, teams are circling.
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The Philadelphia Flyers could be in talks with Trevor Zegras
Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on 32 thoughts: the podcast about the possibility of a Trevor Zegras contract extension with the Philadelphia Flyers.
Kyle Bukauskas: “And I know internally they’re really careful not to put the cart before the horse, but Trevor Zegras looked fantastic. He’s driving a lot, a lot of what they’ve been doing.”
Friedman: “So I think: I can’t do it, this is my guess, they are talking to him about an extension.”
Bukauskas: “I could see it.”
Friedman: “I, I believe it. He can sign. It’s early. It’s only been 14 games. He’s happy. They’re happy. Obviously you have to work something out. I think they’re already talking about an extension.”
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Bukauskas: “I just really like that he even admitted that he knew the market he was going into, I mean how much Philly sports fans can love you, but how quickly they can get you if you’re a certain way. And he said, yeah, I showed up here, I didn’t want to embarrass myself. Like I knew what city I was coming to. Good on him. Good on him.”
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