Evander Kane grievance
Pierre LeBrun: It will take a second for Evander Kane’s grievance for having his contract terminated by the Sharks to be heard. A date has not been set.
TSN: Chris Johnston said that Kane’s $23 million grievance hearing needs another day and it won’t be soon.
“The takeaway from that is that this is not going to be settled quickly. At some point here, timing will become an important factor because that is a large amount of money that is obviously important to Kane on a personal level, but the Sharks could wind up with potentially a cap charge coming out of this and will want to have that all clarified long before they’re making decisions in July about the future of their team.
They had the hearing, the arbitrator has heard what’s gone on, but it sounds like there’s more work to be done and sounds like we’re talking months rather than weeks in terms of when a settlement is reached.”
Raty to make his AHL debut
Jon Lane: New York Islanders Aatu Raty has been assigned to the Bridgeport of the AHL and will make his North American debut.
85 even strength points for Johnny Gaudreau
Darren Hayes: Calgary Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau became the 18th NHL player to record 85 or more even-strength points in a season.
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Esposito x2
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Lemieux x2
Yzerman x2
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Canadiens statement on Guy Lafleur
Montreal Canadiens: Statement about Guy Lafleur.
“The affection that Quebecers have for Guy Lafleur is profound, and we understand that people are concerned about his current state of health. However, we ask everyone to please respect the privacy of Guy and his family. No further comment will be made at this time.