Other offer sheets have been sent this offseason
Mark Scheig: Player agent Allan Walsh: “I can tell you that other players have already been offered deals as Group 2 restricted free agents with other teams, and they either didn’t sign it and ended up re-signing with their club or it’s still hanging out there.”
The Anaheim Ducks could look to the Pittsburgh Penguins to shed some salary
The Sheet with Jaff Marek: Marek and David Pagnotta talk about the Anaheim Ducks looking to move out some salary, and how the Pittsburgh Penguins could be an option.
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The Jason Robertson Situation Remains an Interesting One to Follow
Marek: “Could you see Pat Verbeek turning around and handing one or both of the players you mentioned to the Pittsburgh Penguins at a deep, deep discount to get a, get out, out of their cap situation here?”
Pagnotta: “And here’s the second-round pick as a thank you. Wouldn’t shock me. Pittsburgh’s got the cap space. I think Kreider’s six and a half (million) in that range. (Frank) Vatrano’s at four and a half, or just…”
Marek: “Vatrano’s four and a half. (Alex) Killorn 6.25 (million). (Chris) Kreider 6.5 (million).”
Pagnotta: “Okay, so Pittsburgh’s got the money. They got the money for all three. But you need some players still playing in Anaheim. So you, you move out two of those guys.
You have to incentivize, and there was word again Sunday when these names started to pop up that with three first, with three, excuse me, second round picks in next year’s draft, the Ducks may be willing to include one of those, maybe more if they get desperate enough. Or maybe another pick in order to take on the full pop of these deals.
Remaining NHL Free Agents May Need to Lower Their Expectations Now
Because moving two of them, even if it’s let’s say one of the sixes and Vatrano, you’re freeing up a little over 10 mill. With the, with the nine and change you have now, that’s more than enough for Kreid, excuse me Kreider, for Gauthier, Cutter, and it gives you a little flexibility to still fish in the free agent market to fill the void of one of those guys leaving.”
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