St. Louis Blues GM on the draft
Jeremy Rutherford: St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong on the NHL draft: “There’s clearly some engaging gamers. My expertise is, whenever you decide No. 10, there’s 9 nice guys. Whenever you decide No. 16, there’s 15 nice guys … so it’s simply going to be fluctuating on who’s obtainable whether or not we transfer up or again to realize an additional asset.
I don’t see us utilizing that (No. 16) decide to enhance our crew immediately. With that being mentioned, if it’s anyone in an age bracket that I see a longer-term imaginative and prescient, we might do this. … However I see it as a selection-type of a draft for us.”
Dan Kingerskit of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Marcus Pettersson, like Sidney Crosby, is eligible for a contract extension after July 1st. Crosby for positive will get one, however what about Pettersson?
The 28-year-old is getting into the final yr of a five-year cope with a $4.05 million cap hit. It’s not straightforward to discover a comparable for his subsequent deal.
The Vegas Golden Knight final season had Brayden McNabb at $2.85 million, and Alec Martinez at $5.25 million. Nick Leddy is available in at $4 million, and Josh Manson at $4.5 million. Brenden Dillon’s $3.9 million is coming to an finish. Matt Grezlcyk’s at $3.7 million, Joel Edmundson was at $3.5 million and Derek Forbort $3 million.
Pettersson might are available in between $3.5 million and $5 million.
The Washington Capitals ought to be affected person with their offense search
Sammi Silber of The Hockey Information: Washington Capitals GM Brian MacLellan ought to be affected person this offseason as they search for offense. They could acquire some added cap flexibility if T.J. Oshie goes on the LTIR resulting from his continual again points.
With Alex Ovechkin nonetheless on the town, the Capitals received’t be switching to a rebuild.
The commerce market has had just a few names emerge because the offseason began – Martin Necas, Mitch Marner, Nikolaj Ehlers, and Patrik Laine. The free agent market is topped by Sam Reinhart and Jake Guentzel.
Head coach Spencer Carbery has mentioned that he wouldn’t thoughts some extra measurement on the blue line.
Elliotte Friedman mentioned that the Capitals might look to maneuver goaltender Darcy Kuemper.
