The Carolina Hurricanes will deal with what they’ve …. for now
TSN: Pierre LeBrun says to control the Carolina Hurricanes, who’ll be seeking to add. They acquired and flipped Mikko Rantanen last yr, tried to trade for Mitch Marner, they usually called the Minnesota Wild about Kirill Kaprizov after he turned down their first offer.
“For now, I’m told they don’t see that big name on the market in the marketplace in any case these big names have signed. They’re going to focus with what they’ve they usually think their lineup could be very deep.
Once I check with other teams across the league, they wonder in regards to the goaltending. Is Freddy Anderson going to be healthy enough? And the reply from inside Carolina is that they consider in him. They think that is the yr he’s stays healthy, that he could be the guy that brings them deep and over the hump come playoff time, other people aren’t so sure.”
Drama All the time Surrounds the Toronto Maple Leafs
The Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers were among the many teams that inquired about Alex Tuch. The Toronto Maple Leafs would have more of a free agency interest
James Murphy of RG Media: Alex Tuch’s agent went on DFO Rundown last week and said that they’ve been contract negotiations on the back burner. The 29-year-old Tuch is in the ultimate yr of his deal that carries a $4.7 million cap hit.
Two sources said last week that the Buffalo Sabres were listening to trade inquiries for Tuch. The primary source said that the Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers were among the many teams that inquired. One other source said that if Tuch were to hit free agency, the Toronto Maple Leafs would have an interest. He added that he can’t see a trade being worked out for Tuch between the Leafs and Sabres.
With the pressure to make the playoffs, a source said they see this as more of a February/early March trade in the event that they can’t extend him.
NHL Rumors: The Sabres Tax, and Alex Tuch
“I feel that is more across the Olympic break (Feb. 6-25), or the NHL Trade Deadline (March 6),” the source opined. “The pressure is on for Adams to make the playoffs so unless they’re completely out of it, he’s not trading away one among his best players and leaders. Plus, Tuch has made it clear he desires to stay. In the event that they’re still in it then and if he’s not signed, Adams could just make him an internal playoff rental. But that won’t stop teams from calling.”
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