The Edmonton Oilers and Toronto Maple Leafs have a year to figure it out
NHL Watcher: Darren Dreger on the Barn Burner podcast: “I feel like with Matthews and McDavid, it’s pretty obvious isn’t, both the Maple Leafs and Oilers are on the clock right now, and it’s not a 2 year, it’s 1 year (until you have to consider moving them if things are not working, can’t walk them to UFA).”
The Boston Bruins will look to add speed and skill this offseason
Shawn Hutcheon of The Fourth Period: The Boston Bruins lack of speed showed in their first-round exit to the Buffalo Sabres. Bruins GM Don Sweeney said they’ll be looking to add speed and skill depth this offseason.
Changes Are Coming with the Edmonton Oilers
“We’re proud of the accomplishments and productive year we had. We have work to be done. We need to continue to deepen our skill set and our speed of our club, and we’re going to attack that in the same way this off-season and get right back to where we need to be starting the year.”
Throughout the season, if the games were heavier and slower, the Bruins could hang in there, but when the speed picked up, they didn’t fare as well.
The Bruins have six picks in the first four rounds of the draft, but if they keep those picks, they’re several years away. They could look to flip some into someone with NHL experience, or someone real close.
They have around $17 million in projected cap space, with only two main pending UFAs – forward Viktor Arvidsson and defenseman Andrew Peeke.
Team president Cam Neely reiterated the Bruins need more talent and speed.
“We need more talent, we need more speed,” Neely explained. “That’s something that we have to try to acquire in one way, shape, or form.”
Draft Pick Trade Talk Should Pick Up, and Trade Targets for the New Jersey Devils
And it’s down to two
Patrick Johnston of The Province: It seems the Vancouver Canucks GM search is down to Ryan Johnson and Evan Gold, and an announcement should be coming soon. President Jim Rutherford’s choice is Johnson. Some in ownership and their management committee prefer Gold. There is some speculation prior to the weekend that maybe Johnson and Gold could work together somehow. It could work, but…
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