The San Jose Sharks don’t plan on buying and selling Logan Couture
Sharks on NBCS: San Jose Sharks GM Mike Grier capturing down the hypothesis that he’s seeking to commerce captain Logan Couture.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
“Only one other thing I wish to put to mattress for you media guys is, stuffs on the market that I’m seeking to commerce Logan Couture or something like that. That’s completely false.
When you take a look at us bringing in younger gamers right here and having a younger workforce, he’s precisely the kind of individual you wish to have round your younger gamers. He’s our captain. He’s our chief. He had a troublesome 12 months. However we we love him as an individual most significantly, and he’s nonetheless a heck of a hockey participant.
So any of these, you guys can put any of these ideas about me seeking to commerce our captain, put these to mattress.”
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Would the New York Islanders be capable of work out a commerce for Mitch Marner?
David Kolb of The Hockey Information: The New York Islanders don’t have a variety of wage cap for subsequent season, so to fill their holes in free company gained’t be simple. Are there any ‘hockey trades’ on the market? Do they transfer a contract to create some extra flexibility?
If they may discover the house one way or the other, UFA Jake Guentzel would actually assist however a commerce for Mitch Marner could be extra doubtless than signing Guentzel. There was some hypothesis of Marner to the New York Rangers however they need assistance at middle and never on the wing.
What might an Islanders-Toronto Maple Leafs commerce seem like? Would Adam Pelech ($5.75 million cap hit) or Ryan Pulock ($6.15 million cap hit) and a draft choose(s) for Marner work?
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The Islanders would get the offense they want and the Leafs would enhance their blue line and achieve some cap house.
