4 options for the Philadelphia Flyers
William James of Philadelphia Hockey Now: The Philadelphia Flyers missed out on KHL forward Maxim Shabanov, who signed with the Recent York Islanders.
The Flyers still may very well be the trade and free agent market. They’ve got the choice of putting Ryan Ellis on the LTIR in the event that they need more cap space.
Some remaining options for the Flyers this offseason.
4. Joe Veleno – UFA – Center – A buy-low asset that would later be flipped. He could push for a fourth-line spot or sent to the AHL.
3. Jeff Skinner – UFA – Left Wing – Would add more scoring to the left side and should be willing to sign a one-year deal. Could fill in while Tyson Foerster is out.
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2. Gabe Vilardi – RFA (WPG) – Center/Right Wing – Not offer sheet eligible and would should trade for his rights. Would want to filter out cap space to suit a perhaps $7 million contract.
1. Bowen Byram – RFA (BUF) – Left-handed Defenseman – Wouldn’t be an inexpensive acquisition and would want to clear some cap room to re-sign him.
The Carolina Hurricanes lurking for Evan Bouchard likely got him some extra money
Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman said the specter of a Carolina Hurricanes offer sheet could have pushed Evan Bouchard’s four-year contract with the Edmonton Oilers as much as $10.5 million.
“The Carolina Hurricanes threatened the Oilers with a suggestion sheet,” Friedman said. “We’ll discover some day what the reality is there. I feel plenty of people type of imagine that Bouchard was going to are available around 4 (years) times 9.5 million, but if you happen to take a look at his arbitration case, he could have gotten $10 million.
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“I feel the indisputable fact that the Hurricanes were lurking around there got that deal to 4 times, $10.5 million. So after Carolina didn’t get Bouchard, they pivoted to K’Andre Miller and the (Recent York) Rangers knew it. You understand, the Rangers were aware of it they usually got that deal done pretty just like what a suggestion sheet would have looked like.”
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