On the second buyout window …
General Fanager: Teams that have players who filed for salary arbitration receive an additional window this offseason to buyout another player.
Larry Brooks: The Rangers will have the option to buyout someone but don’t expect one.
Players who filed for salary arbitration
On the Calgary Flames …
Pat Steinberg: Flames GM Brad Treliving said that the Linden Vey signing is not related to Josh Jooris‘ future with the team. They spoke with his agent yesterday.
On the Vancouver Canucks …
News 1130 Sports: The Canucks and Jacob Markstrom are closing in on a contract extension.
Matthew Sekeres: Linden said contract talks with Markstrom continue and they are hopeful they can get an extension done this offseason.
TSN Radio Vancouver: The Canucks did not make an actual offer to Dan Hamhuis.
Matthew Sekeres: Trevor Linden said that acquisition of Erik Gudbranson and the Canucks desire to get younger meant that there wasn’t room for Hamhuis.
Chris Nichols of Today’s Slapshot: Canucks president Trevor Linden on TSN 1040 on their efforts to acquire another winger would likely come from a trade over a free agent
“Yeah, it was more on the trade front. We were kind of down that path as far as trying to put something together kind of over July 1. Didn’t really come together. That’s not saying something won’t happen down the road, but right now we’re just kind of in a holding pattern and see how things shake out.”
Linden on the suggestion of their first round pick Olli Juolevi’s agent that playing in Europe next season could be an option.
“We talked to his agent at the draft, and there was no mention of that. Our intention would be to sign Olli this summer, and get him under contract. So that would be new to us. We haven’t heard that from our end.”
News 1130 Sports: Juolevi can’t playing the AHL next season. It will be either the NHL, OHL or in Europe.
TSN Radio Vancouver: Linden on Tyson Barrie: “We can’t have conversations about other team’s players, is that correct? Are you trying to get me in trouble?”