Could Martin Necas be traded this week?
Daily Faceoff: Frank Seravalli when asked about Carolina Hurricanes forward Martin Necas and if he could be moved soon.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Tyler Yaremchuk: “I want to ask you, today on the DFO rundown you made a comment about Martin Necas and maybe Carolina being a little bit motivated to move him sooner rather than later.”
Seravalli: “Yeah, I don’t know if motivated is the right phrase but I would say that I wouldn’t be shocked to see him move by Saturday.
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I think you’re gonna see a flurry of activity this week before the Cup final begins. There’s been so many teams that are excited to try and get their hands on, on Marty Necas. I don’t, I don’t envision a path for him to come back to Carolina,
I think Vancouver, Calgary, Columbus, are at least three of the teams that I’m paying attention to when it comes to the Necas front and he’s been a very, very hot commodity in the league. I’ll say that.”
No formal talks between the Philadelphia Flyers and Travis Konecny
Anthony Di Marco of The Fourth Period: Philadelphia Flyers forward Travis Konecny has a year left on his contract and there have been some talks between the sides about an extension, but nothing formal yet.
Agent Pat Morris could be looking for a huge deal for Konecny, with one source saying they could be looking for an eight-year deal at $10 million-plus. Players always start high, and teams start low. The Flyers may be thinking $8 to $8.5 million.
Timo Meier‘s contract at $8.8 million could be used as a comparable, with Konecny possibly higher as cap is rising now. One difference is Meier was turning 27 and Konecny would be 28 and a half when his deal would kick in.
Currently, Konecny is their top right winger, but when Matvei Michkov arrives and establishes himself, he’ll be their top right winger.
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It doesn’t appear that there will be any issues in talks and that a deal should eventually get done. Something in the $9 million makes sense.