Dallas Stars GM to refer to pending RFA Jake Oettinger and pending UFA Jamie Benn
Brien Rea: Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger is an RFA after the season and he has arbitration rights.
Stars GM Jim Nill said that the edges haven’t spoken but they may.
Nill said that there are a few goalie contracts which might be coming up that would shape the market.
Brien Rea: Stars GM Nill on pending UFA forward Jamie Benn: “So long as I’m the GM here, he’s gonna be a Dallas Star.”
Mitch Marner‘s plan heading into the season
Jay on SC: Pierre LeBrun on Toronto Maple Leafs pending UFA forward Mitch Marner and his camps plan heading into the season.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
“However the plan for Marner and his camp was for him to get the camp, start the season, after which see how things go. That’s it. That’s so simple as it’s, and that’s where they’re. Let’s start the season and let’s see how things go.
That may eventually result in a contract extension sooner or later in time, or it could just be, let’s play the season out and see what happens. All of those things are on the table, they usually at all times have been.
And that doesn’t mean that teams didn’t call this summer. After all they did to ascertain in what was occurring, but at the top of the day, Mitch Marner at all times has had control 100% of the situation, and without delay it’s just, let’s start the yr and see what happens.
Yes, there’s ongoing dialog between his agent, Darren Ferris and Brad Treliving, but, you recognize, that’s really nearly keeping the communication clean.
Within the meantime, everyone involved has agreed to maintain a very really tight lid on any sort of info without delay. That’s the plan for Marner and his camp was for him to get the.”
