Philadelphia Flyers goaltending prospect could not need to return subsequent season
Tony Androckitis: Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Alexei Kolosov had advised the workforce after his time with Lehigh Valley on the finish of the season that he didn’t need to return in accordance with an AHL supply.
“They put him within the lodge by himself & he felt remoted, particularly since his English isn’t nice.”
Tony Androckitis: “Put your self in Kolosov’s footwear for a minute. You’re ~5,000 miles from dwelling in a distinct nation the place you possibly can’t communicate the native language or talk with anybody. You’re the third goalie getting minimal apply reps in AHL. What do you do the opposite 22 hours of the day? To not point out you watch Ivan Fedotov go straight to the NHL with #Flyers & get a giant contract extension shortly after the season ends.”
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A Patrik Laine “hockey commerce” gained’t be straightforward for the Columbus Blue Jackets
Brian Hedger of the Columbus Dispatch: Patrik Laine has been cleared to return and Columbus Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell didn’t touch upon Friday.
Again on Tuesday Waddell mentioned that he’s assured they’ll be capable to discover a commerce for Laine this offseason. The holdup had been that groups needed to, and weren’t in a position to discuss to Laine whereas he was within the NHL/NHLPA gamers help program.
“I’ve had sufficient calls, so there’s at the least some curiosity,” Waddell mentioned. “Clearly, some groups have gone in a distinct path with the wage cap and all that, however I’m fairly assured that we’ll be capable to make a cope with him earlier than the season.”
Aaron Portzline of The Athletic: Groups will now be capable to communicate to Patrik Laine and discover out extra about psychological heal and his restoration from offseason shoulder surgical procedure.
Laine entered the participant help program on January twenty eighth and broke his clavicle on December 14th. He had six objectives and three assists in 18 video games final season.
Waddell is seeking to make a “hockey commerce” for Laine and would favor to not retain a giant portion of Laine’s wage. With so many groups already having stuffed out their rosters after free company, it gained’t be a simple commerce for the Blue Jackets to make.
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Laine has two years left at $7.8 million and a 10-team no-trade clause. It’s not recognized if Laine would increase his checklist on condition that he’s requested for a change of surroundings.
