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Metro Notes: Ehlers, Malkin, Allen, Bridgeport

June 30, 2025 at 9:21 pm CDT | by Brennan McClain 6 Comments

After today’s flurry of moves, Nikolaj Ehlers has arguably become the top pending free-agent forward available. Commanding plenty of interest already, Murat Ates of The Athletic lists the Carolina Hurricanes, New York Rangers, and Washington Capitals as known suitors. He also mentioned the Tampa Bay Lightning, but it’s incredibly unfeasible given their salary cap circumstances.

It’s unlikely to be an exhaustive list, but, notably, the three prominent teams listed come from the Metropolitan Division. It’s been known for several weeks that the Hurricanes were looking to make a significant addition this summer after falling short in another postseason appearance. With limited cap space themselves, the Capitals and Rangers may be engaging in some gamesmanship, and merely making life more difficult for their intra-division rival.

Still, with several prominent names taken off the board earlier today, Ehlers’s free agent landscape may have dramatically opened up over the last few hours. More than half the league is entering tomorrow’s action with more than $10MM in cap space, and Ehlers would be a notable needle-mover for nearly all of them.

Other Metropolitan notes:

  • A few weeks ago, Josh Yohe of The Athletic set the stage for a potential Evgeni Malkin trade, reporting that the Pittsburgh Penguins aren’t expected to offer him a contract beyond the 2025-26 season. Furthering that point this afternoon, Josh Getzoff, the play-by-play voice of the Penguins, indicated that General Manager Kyle Dubas will meet with Malkin and his representation regarding Malkin’s next steps with the team during next year’s Olympic break. It doesn’t necessarily guarantee a trade, as Malkin could retire in Pittsburgh after next season. Still, if he has any hopes of contending for one last Stanley Cup, he and his representation will negotiate a trade away from the Penguins by next season’s deadline.
  • Following the trend of some of his peers from today, there’s no guarantee netminder Jake Allen will be available to other teams once unrestricted free agency opens tomorrow afternoon. Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports that Allen and the New Jersey Devils are negotiating a new contract, which may extend until just before the deadline. It seems unusual for the Devils to prioritize extending Allen, especially since they already have Jacob Markström in goal, and considering that Allen would demand a high price as the market’s top available goaltender.
  • All signs indicate that professional hockey will return to Hamilton, Ontario. According to Frank Seravalli, the AHL’s Bridgeport Islanders, an affiliate of the New York Islanders, are expected to relocate to Hamilton beginning in the 2026-27 AHL season. The new team would play at the freshly revamped TD Coliseum. Seravalli did not indicate if Hamilton would retain their affiliation with the Islanders after the relocation, but New York’s affiliate agreement with Bridgeport expires after next season.
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AHL| Carolina Hurricanes| New Jersey Devils| New York Islanders| New York Rangers| Pittsburgh Penguins| Washington Capitals Evgeni Malkin| Jake Allen| Nikolaj Ehlers

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  1. Goku the Knowledgable One

    4 hours ago

    Trade aside, id be happy with them just telling malkin to retire so we get that cap space

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  2. Goku the Knowledgable One

    3 hours ago

    A few years ago I remember hearing that Red Wings were offering Dylan Larkin for him.

    Since then Pens have gotten 2 injury prone sloppy seasons while Larkin has become a top 10 center in the game.

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  3. 66TheNumberOfTheBest

    3 hours ago

    Forget the part where it’s very unlikely the Wings made any such offer (any more than the silly Barkov rumor)…

    Over The Hill Geno only had 18 fewer points than In His Prime Larkin and neither team made the playoffs in that time.

    Yinzgrates like to be angry over inaccurate fantasies.

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    • Nha Trang

      8 mins ago

      Seriously. Malkin isn’t a superstar any more, but he sure doesn’t SUCK. 50 pts in 68 games is second-line production on most any team in the league.

      Reply
  4. TGG

    1 hour ago

    How could the Bridgeport islanders move, don’t they have a deal with Bridgeport to remain there till 2031?

    Reply
    • Nha Trang

      5 mins ago

      Bet there’s an attendance clause, and Bridgeport hasn’t had good gates in several years.

      Reply

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