The NHL offseason is nearly half over and preseason games are just a month away. Still though the restricted free agent market is at a deadlock and names like Jake Gardiner and Ben Hutton remain unsigned. There is work to be done this summer even if things have slowed down considerably, though fans may have already resorted to watching an old VHS copy of the original Mighty Ducks to quench their hockey thirst.
Good news! It’s time to run another edition of our mailbag. You can submit your query by using #PHRMailbag on Twitter or by leaving a comment down below. Make sure you get your questions in early and we’ll try to get through as many as possible when the mailbag runs this weekend.
If you missed our last edition it was split into two parts you can read here and here. In the first part Brian examined the New York Rangers previous cap situation and pointed out that while Brendan Smith may have seemed like the easier buyout to pitch to fans, Kevin Shattenkirk likely made more sense given his no-movement clause prevented him from being waived and sent to the minors. The second goes a little deeper into the arbitration process and what happens when a salary is decided upon, while also giving his prediction on which high profile RFA would sign next—Zach Werenski for the record.
Now that the dust has settled,do the Rangers trade or extend Chris Kreider?What about Namestikov?
Shattenkirk was “pissed off” about the way it ended in New York. Based on his performance over the past 2 seasons, does he anything left in the tank to help the Bolts?
Thoughts on Sakic giving Raantanen 12 mil AAV and sticking it to the cap strapped teams that have stud unsigned RFA’s? The bolts played their hand with Shatty, now they can only afford a bridge deal for Point. I think my idea causes these bridge deals to be too pricy.
Are the Coyotes a playoff team as is?
Could the Bruins package a deal like David B
Who do you believe are the biggest trade candidates that will likely be trade before pre-season starts?
What has Girard done or shown that got him 7×5?! Is sakic going to regret it a few years when Mack and rantanen are on the books for big money and makar needs a new deal?
Not when the league takes into account the TV revenue, finally, for the 20-21 cap and that ceiling rises 20% or so.
Considering the moves the rangers have made this summer and the high draft picks they’ve used over last 2 drafts is the rebuild over? and if so how much pressure will coach Quinn be under to get results this season?
Tell me the contracts for the following. Maybe what they deserve (in your opinion) and what they will get
Point
Rantanen
Tkachuk
Marner
Boeser
McAvoy
Connor
Laine
Your way too early prediction of a team who could be better then most are anticipating and your team who won’t be as good as most are anticipating.
What happens to all the RFA’s waiting for Marner to sign when he holds out the remainder of 2019?
Zach Werenski of Columbus is a RFA and story as of today that he is close to signing as there is a storyline on that future signing,
When will this website fix the reply to comment issues?
I know the talk was that the league would not step in on the Sens ownership situation as long as cheques were not bouncing, but seeing as that it’s quite likely the ACTUAL dollars he is paying significantly less than the floor, when does the PA step in to say that this could limit future player earnings.