Is Alexander Nikishin in search of greater than $8 million a season?
Daria Tuboltseva of RG.org: Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Alexander Nikishin stays unsigned and each side should not rushing talks. The Hurricanes may not have enough cap space.
There have been rumors that he was in search of $8 million a season, and when asked, he said “more” with a smile. He’s not nervous about his situation yet.
“My agents handle that. I don’t push the situation much, they deal with the whole lot themselves. If something concrete comes up, they’ll call me. Straight away there’s nothing concrete in regards to the contract.”
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Nikishin didn’t say if he’s in search of a brief or long-term deal, but added:
“The salary cap keeps growing, and defencemen are getting greater salaries. You possibly can already feel the difference. I believe contracts will keep getting greater and larger over time.”
The Boston Bruins potentially trading for Shane Wright doesn’t make sense
Boston Bruins on CLNS: The Boston Bruins shouldn’t be interested by Seattle Kraken center Shane Wright, based on Joe Haggerty. He’s not a high-end center, they usually can have higher options already.
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“I’m undecided he’s the true deal, like based on what he’s done so far in his NHL profession. And I believe the players (the Bruins) have is perhaps higher.
Like Fraser Minton, I believe might find yourself being a greater player than Shane Wright when it’s all said and done. And, you recognize, why you’re going to bring anyone in that’s going to love potentially block Fraser Minton once you think Fraser Minton may top out as, as a primary or a second line center, and appears to be on that track.
And James Hagen’s, you’re going to want to start out dipping into the middle position this yr even when he starts on wing and begin grooming him to potentially be a middle, if that’s where he’s going to go. After which you’ve gotten Dean Letourneau coming the yr after that, or possibly even at the top of this yr to get a number of looks.
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Like I, that’s a player that I’m not, in the event that they’re going to get a young center, it’s got to be a man that’s, like, that, that’s the next end so far as what he’s already done within the league, fairly than getting anyone that you simply’re undecided if he’s going to make it or not.”
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