{"id":374997,"date":"2026-08-01T02:44:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T21:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=374997"},"modified":"2026-08-01T02:44:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T21:14:43","slug":"nhl-rumors-alexander-nikishin-shane-wright-and-the-boston-bruins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/08\/01\/nhl-rumors-alexander-nikishin-shane-wright-and-the-boston-bruins\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Rumors: Alexander Nikishin, Shane Wright, and the Boston Bruins"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Is Alexander Nikishin in search of greater than $8 million a season?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Daria Tuboltseva of RG.org<\/a><\/strong>: Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Alexander Nikishin stays unsigned and each side should not rushing talks. The Hurricanes may not have enough cap space.<\/p>\n

There have been rumors that he was in search of $8 million a season, and when asked, he said \u201cmore\u201d with a smile. He\u2019s not nervous about his situation yet.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy agents handle that. I don\u2019t push the situation much, they deal with the whole lot themselves. If something concrete comes up, they\u2019ll call me. Straight away there\u2019s nothing concrete in regards to the contract.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Nikishin didn\u2019t say if he\u2019s in search of a brief or long-term deal, but added:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Boston Bruins potentially trading for Shane Wright doesn\u2019t make sense<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Boston Bruins on CLNS<\/a><\/strong>: The Boston Bruins shouldn\u2019t be interested by Seattle Kraken center Shane Wright, based on Joe Haggerty. He\u2019s not a high-end center, they usually can have higher options already.<\/p>\n

** NHLRumors.com transcription<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m undecided he\u2019s the true deal, like based on what he\u2019s done so far in his NHL profession. And I believe the players (the Bruins) have is perhaps higher.<\/p>\n

Like Fraser Minton, I believe might find yourself being a greater player than Shane Wright when it\u2019s all said and done. And, you recognize, why you\u2019re going to bring anyone in that\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

And James Hagen\u2019s, you\u2019re 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\u2019s where he\u2019s going to go. After which you’ve gotten Dean Letourneau\u00a0coming the yr after that, or possibly even at the top of this yr to get a number of looks.<\/p>\n

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Like I, that\u2019s a player that I\u2019m not, in the event that they\u2019re going to get a young center, it\u2019s got to be a man that\u2019s, like, that, that\u2019s the next end so far as what he\u2019s already done within the league, fairly than getting anyone that you simply\u2019re undecided if he\u2019s going to make it or not.\u201d<\/p>\n

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