With the NHL for the season everything but past and the regular season only a few days away, the rumor mill overtime works. From controversial contract extensions for players such as Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel, to potential transactions and schedule movements to get under the 23-man scheduled limit, here is an overview of the largest NHL rumors of this week.
Latest about Jack Eichel and the Golden Knights
Frank Seravalls from Bleacher report There is still faith that a deal between Jack Eichel and the Vegas Golden Knights before the regular NHL season. Various insiders predict that the deal falls around $ 14 million per season, with NHL Insider Elliote Friedman wonders if Eichel looks at Leon Draisaitl’s Deal from Edmonton as similar.
Eichel and the Golden Knights are reportedly eager to get a deal. Although details of the negotiations remain private, the prediction of Seravalli suggests that Vegas is close to a resolution and will come in at a higher AAV than the recently signed Mitch Marner.
Veteran goalkeeper Marc-Andre Fleury could have options outside Pittsburgh, predicts Seravalli. So also, Pierre Lebrun from TSN noted that “someone – or several teams – are trying to convince Fleury to return around January.
Fleury apparently said he would say goodbye in his preseason for the Penguins; He never seems too far away from the spotlights, and Fleury remains popular. The extremely weak goalkeeper market can create a bid war for Fleury, assuming that he is open to a final run.
A team that is probably out of the running is the Edmonton Oilers. They traded this week for Connor Ingram and used an exchange with Utah after the little -less exemptions had erased to get a discount price on the keeper. That said, Fleury is an option with a low risk, and it seems that different organizations are already investigating the possibility of adding him to their schedules.
The future of Jacob Markstrom in New Jersey also continues to generate Buzz while the two parties have a contract extension. According to reports, there is “enough mutual interest to make it happen”, where both parties are interested in an extension.
The timing is crucial, because the market for the objectives is extremely weak and the Devils want to strengthen their goaling situation before the regular season starts. Although the details are still ironed, Markstrom is said to look at a $ 5 million contract, and Kevin Weekes hints that the deal can be at least two seasons.
Connor McDavid contract Outlook
Connor McDavid’s next contract with the Edmonton Oilers is said to be a bit closer, although there is no definitive timeline over a new deal that is being concluded. Strange rumors that the oilers kept their media room open on Monday, raised speculation, but that was quickly closed on the basis of the fact that the CFR is on Rogers Place this weekend and the entire building may not be available for cleaning up.
Regarding the latest song speculation, everyone is still gambling. Elliote Friedman discussed the situation Real Kyper & BourneIt was noted that if McDavid remains in Edmonton, his next deal could come in “less than $ 16 million.” Insiders seem to think that it will take two or three years, but the McDavid camp has not offered any indication of what way they lean.
Minnesota Wild Star Kirill Kaprizov’s recent extension of $ 136 million creates a conversation about the contracts for other stars that may come. Chris Johnston suggested that “stars will take up more percentage of the cap” and that 17-18% can become more common as the salary hood rises.
The Kaprizov deal, an extension of eight years, marks a shift in the way in which Elite Forward tries to project a rising limit. If big names start to close for longer deals, they want to be for what could be an important leap than the original estimate.
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