Coyotes close to signing Logan Cooley?
Craig Morgan: Arizona Coyotes 2022 first-round pick, third-overall, Logan Cooley could be signing his entry-level contract and going pro this season according to a source.
Is Ryan McLeod going to squeeze Evan Bouchard?
Daily Faceoff: Jason Gregor and Frank Seravalli on the Edmonton Oilers and their two RFAs Ryan McLeod and Evan Bouchard.
Seravalli: “The team that is hurting the most I think today is the Edmonton Oilers. Trying to get Ryan McLeod done because I think they were trying to wedge him in just south of $2 million or right at $2 million and now that number suddenly like $2.5 (million).
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And all of a sudden at some point that number is going to become, I don’t want to say unpalatable, but it’s going to become really difficult for them to swallow because it’s really going to squeeze Evan Bouchard.
Gregor: “Oh yeah. Like I had heard that McLeod, the negotiations were pretty close recently. Now pretty close….”
Servalli: “I don’t think that’s accurate.”
Greger: “Yeah? Like pretty close and done are very different of course.”
Should Evan Bouchard look for one or two years?
Daily Faceoff: Jason Gregor and Frank Seravalli on if it would be better for Evan Bouchard to sign a one-year deal and then look for a bigger contract next year.
Gregor: “So that leads me to this. If you’re Evan Bouchard and you’re his representative, Dave Gagner, would it be better to just take a one-year deal rather than two because then you cash in next year?
Seravalli: “I mean, you, I’d always want to get to free agency as quick as possible and bet on myself. But for two years I don’t think there’s much harm and the Oilers are going to want to push for two years