The San Jose Sharks have plenty of pending UFAs that they could move on from
The Fourth Period: David Pagnotta of DFO Rundown said the San Jose Sharks are willing to move some pieces outside to increase their young depth and draft pick capital.
“I don’t think it’s changed,” Pagnotta said. “Look, there’s a reason they added contracts like Ryan Ellis and Carey Price (to stay above the cap if contracts are moved). They have assets they want to move.
They signed a few defenders on one-year contracts and also brought in Nick Leddy as the plan was to take the next step in our rebuild this season. “We’re going to do better, but we still want to fill our cupboard, we’re still doing these rebuilding steps.”
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Pending UFAs on the blueline include Mario Ferraro, Timothy Liljegren, John Klingberg, Vincent Desharnais and Leddy. Up front they have UFAs in charge in Alex Wennberg, Ryan Reaves and Jeff Skinner, and in net Alex Nedeljkovic.
Teams like the Montreal Canadiens could do their research on Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
NHL Rumors Report: Elliotte Friedman on the Fan Hockey Show on Friday on Buffalo Sabers goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: “I don’t know where this is going, but I bet there’s a lot of teams looking into him; I’m assuming Montreal is one of those teams.”
Would the Pittsburgh Penguins consider trading a goaltender?
Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: The Pittsburgh Penguins could use some scoring help. The Penguins have some depth in net and can use that to their advantage. There are five playoff teams with a save percentage below .885.
NHL Rumors: Andrei Svechnikov was open to a trade earlier this season
The Penguins could make Tristan Jarry or Arturs Silovs available if they think Sergei Murashov is ready. Murashov is still a bit raw, but he would learn from NHL shooters. Jarry is still dealing with a lower body injury and is making more money than Silovs. It is riskier to trade Silovs. They gave up a fourth-round pick to the Vancouver Canucks for Silovs in the offseason, but could they get a second-round pick for him now? That’s the rate for a mid-six rent in advance. Jarry would land less than that.
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