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NHL Rumors: At Least Five Teams Have Interest In Simmonds … Provorov May Look At A Bridge Deal

Mark Easson 02/08/2019
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At least five times interested in Wayne Simmonds. Ivan Provorov may have to go with a bridge deal with the Philadelphia Flyers.
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At least five teams have shown interest in Wayne Simmonds

Sam Carchidi: Source saying that there has been no progress made between the Philadelphia Flyers and pending free agent Wayne Simmonds.

Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic: Even though the Philadelphia Flyers are in the playoff race, it’s more than likely they will trade pending UFA Wayne Simmonds.

Sources are saying that the Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning, Nashville Predators and Winnipeg Jets have shown interest.

Simmonds has a 12-team no-trade list.

Steve Simmonds: Both the Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning have shown ‘big’ interest in Simmonds. It wouldn’t be easy for the Flyers to move Simmonds with the run they are having but GM Chuck Fletcher would like to sell off some of their assets.

Provorov may look at a bridge deal

Chris Nichols of Nichols on Hockey: Bob McKenzie on his Bobcast was talking about Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov. Provorov is a pending RFA who was poised to cash in this offseason, but he’s really struggled for most the season. He’s apparently played much better of late, but what does that mean for his next contract?

“Now, as for impacting the contract? Absolutely it impacts the contract. If he was an absolute stud in his platform year and matched or exceeded the totals that he put up in his second season in the National Hockey League, then I could see the Philadelphia Flyers signing him to the long-term 5, 6, 7, 8-year deal at big, big, big money for defensemen in the National Hockey League. He would be that good.

“But now that he’s had a platform year that’s been absolutely forgettable, unless he really strings things together here the rest of the way – and as I said, I’ve talked to some pro scouts who believe he’s started to do that since the All-Star break – that it will impact his contract. So maybe he’s got to do the bridge deal. Maybe it’s not going to be for as much money as he thought it was going to be.”

 

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TAGGED:Boston BruinsIvan ProvorovNashville PredatorsPhiladelphia FlyersTampa Bay LightningToronto Maple LeafsWayne SimmondsWinnipeg Jets

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