San Jose Sharks prospect Sasha Chmelevski may very well be trying to return to the NHL
Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now: San Jose Sharks prospect Sasha Chmelevski left for Salavat UFA (KHL) in the course of the 2022 offseason, the 24-year-old heart is open to returning to the Sharks for subsequent season.
His KHL season is over however the RFA is ineligible to play this season beneath the CBA in accordance with agent Dan Milstein.
Milstein has stated he’ll be speaking to Sharks GM Mike Grier quickly and hasn’t dominated out a return. The Sharks certified him again in 2022, or they preserve his rights till he’s 27.
The Sharks have openings at heart with Tomas Hertl now gone and Logan Couture‘s harm points. They may have a roster spot for him or look to commerce him.
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Erik Karlsson hasn’t labored out in Pittsburgh like they’d hoped. Would he work out in Ottawa?
Ian Mendes and Josh Yohe of The Athletic: So Elliotte Friedman ‘questioned’ a number of weeks in the past concerning the concept of Erik Karlsson returning to the Ottawa Senators. Karlsson stated he’s not wanting into it or anxious about it.
Yohe thinks the Pittsburgh Penguins would contemplate buying and selling Karlsson not as a result of they remorse it however as a result of it hasn’t labored out to date. The Penguins are an older staff and he’s not likely what the staff wants proper now. He additionally has a number of years left at huge cash.
Mendes notes the Senators want a right-handed defenseman and Karlsson nonetheless has ties to Ottawa. Karlsson will likely be 34 years outdated quickly. If acquired, he could also be second or third on their depth chart. Do they want offense out of a right-handed defenseman or ought to they be extra curious about somebody who’s extra defensive – Chris Tanev, Brett Pesce, or Dylan DeMelo? If the Senators have been to go after Karlsson, they would want to commerce one in every of Thomas Chabot or Jakob Chychrun.
The Penguins need to get youthful, so Penguins GM Kyle Dubas possibly searching for a prospect and choose in accordance with Yohe, and he’s unsure if it might take an enormous haul to maneuver Karlsson.
Mendes notes that Karlsson carries a $10 million cap hit for 3 extra years and the Senators have $12 million in cap house for subsequent season. They should re-sign Shane Pinto. Defenseman Erik Brannson is pending RFA they usually may very well be curious about bringing Parker Kelly again. Shifting Chabot’s or Chychrun’s contracts could be seemingly be wanted. Including Karlsson could also be a tough deal to make if the Penguins simply need prospects and picks. Would the Penguins retain wage? The Senators’ present prospect system isn’t nice and is probably not a match for the Penguins.
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