The San Jose Sharks have loads of pending UFAs they might move out
The Fourth Period: David Pagnotta on DFO Rundown said that San Jose Sharks are willing to maneuver some pieces out so as to add to their young depth and draft pick capital.
“I don’t think it’s modified, by any stretch,” Pagnotta said. “Look, there’s a reason why they added contracts like Ryan Ellis and Carey Price (to remain above the cap floor if contracts are moved out). They’ve assets they’re willing to maneuver.
They signed a pair defenceman to one-year contracts, brought in Nick Leddy, as well, since the plan was, going into this season, that is the subsequent step in our rebuild, we’re going to do higher, but we still wish to fill our cupboard up, we’re still going through these rebuild, steps.”
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Pending UFAs on the blue line include Mario Ferraro, Timothy Liljegren, John Klingberg, Vincent Desharnais and Leddy. Up front, they’ve pending UFAs in Alex Wennberg, Ryan Reaves and Jeff Skinner, and in net, Alex Nedeljkovic.
Teams just like the Montreal Canadiens may very well be doing their research on Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
NHL Rumour Report: Elliotte Friedman on the Fan Hockey Show on Friday on Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: “I don’t know where that is gonna go, but I bet you there’s a lotta teams doing their research on him; I might assume Montreal is certainly one of those teams.”
Would the Pittsburgh Penguins consider trading a goaltender?
Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: The Pittsburgh Penguins could use some scoring help. The Penguins have some depth in net and will use that to their advantage. There are five playoff teams which have a save percentage below .885.
NHL Rumors: Andrei Svechnikov Had Been Open to a Trade Earlier This Season
The Penguins could make Tristan Jarry or Arturs Silovs available in the event that they feel Sergei Murashov is prepared. Murashov’s somewhat raw still, but he’d learn from NHL shooters. Jarry remains to be coping with a lower-body injury and makes extra money than Silovs. It’s riskier to trade Silovs. They gave up a fourth-round pick to the Vancouver Canucks for Silovs within the offseason, but could they get a second-round pick for him now? That’s the rate for a middle-six rental forward. Jarry would land lower than that.
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