Will Martin Necas worth himself out of Colorado, and is Patrik Laine taking part in himself out of Montreal?
Michael Amato of Sportsnet: Martin Necas put up a career-high 83 factors final season, and will prime 90 this season taking part in alongside Nathan MacKinnon. With the rising cap and up to date comparables, Necas will likely be searching for over $10 million a season. He will not be far off from Mikko Rantanen’s $12 million. Will Necas worth himself out of Colorado like Rantanen did?
Necas doubtless received’t get greater than MacKinnon’s $12.6 million, however a Cale Makar extension will likely be extra. Makar is eligible for an extension this offseason, and he could possibly be Kirill Kaprizov vary. Going $10-$11 million for Necas might make issues tight.
Do the Avs play out the 12 months with Necas and probably lose him for nothing, or do they transfer him earlier than the deadline like they did with Rantanen?
Patrik Laine appears to be falling out of favor with head coach Martin St. Louis, courting again to the top of final season. Laine’s been taking part in on the fourth line, whereas within the final season of his contract at $8.7 million. The 27-year-old could possibly be searching for a change of surroundings subsequent season if he doesn’t flip issues round.
Unanswered questions and household saved Evgeny Kuznetsov from returning to the NHL this season
Sammi Silber of The Hockey Information: The 33-year-old Evgeny Kuznetsov mentioned that he did have NHL affords, however in the long run, he determined to signal with Metallurg of the KHL. He advised MatchTV that he wished to play within the KHL for no less than yet one more 12 months due to unanswered questions on his play.
There was a rumor that the Pittsburgh Penguins had been one of many groups, however Kuznetsov mentioned that wasn’t true.
“I didn’t have an choice with Pittsburgh — they mentioned no immediately.”
Kuznetsov famous to Sport-Categorical that he wished to stay near household as properly.
“I don’t know why nobody believes I had NHL affords. I simply didn’t wish to return there myself. As I mentioned, there are too many questions on my sport from individuals who, for my part, don’t perceive hockey. And I would like to not show one thing to them, however to please (my) family members and associates with a superb season. So I didn’t wish to go far — I wished to be there for fogeys, kids, spouse, possibly even a grandmother might come to the video games.”
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