The Vancouver Canucks have been near a J.T. Miller commerce, tampering, and Elias Pettersson desires to remain
Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman final evening on the newest with the Vancouver Canucks, who may need had a commerce with the New York Rangers near being performed. The Canucks warned groups about tampering, and Elias Pettersson desires to remain in Vancouver.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Ron Maclean: “Let’s begin with Vancouver, this saga.”
Friedman: “Yeah, so it continues. Now, J.T. Miller, I count on, goes to play tonight, until one thing modifications on the final minute. However there was a time during the last 24 hours the place J.T. Miller was not going to play. He was going to be held out of the lineup as a result of talks have been progressing on a commerce.
I consider that group to be with the New York Rangers. And I don’t know precisely what occurred, however that commerce is off proper now, so there’s nothing shut that may stop Miller from taking part in. However groups had, issues had progressed to a sure level the place it positively seemed like he wasn’t going to play.
Elsewhere across the Canucks. Earlier this week, the Canucks despatched out a be aware warning groups about tampering, saying that, look, no person is allowed to speak to any of our gamers with out our permission upfront. I consider now at the moment, some groups do have permission to speak to Miller. Undecided who it’s, however I’ve heard that there are some groups which were granted permission to him.
And the opposite state of affairs we’re all watching in Vancouver is Elias Petterson. I heard this week that Petterson, who doesn’t have no-trade safety but, has informed the Canucks he wish to keep, and I believe that their choice is to try this.”
There may very well be a wage cap replace earlier than the commerce deadline?
Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on the way forward for the NHL wage cap.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Ron Maclean: “In your digging, wage cap information.”
Friedman: ” Sure. So one of many issues that’s been happening with the wage cap is, we don’t know the precise quantity for subsequent yr. The league has mentioned it may go to about $92.5 (million), which is what the CBA signifies. However, however as we’ve mentioned earlier than, there may be room for it to go larger.
Now it sounds just like the groups and the gamers predict some readability on what that might appear like earlier than the commerce deadline, Ron, and all people wants it. The gamers want it, the groups knew, want it, to allow them to do all their planning.
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I believe what may very well be fascinating right here is, can we get an announcement concerning the wage cap for extra than simply subsequent season? Do they do it for one more yr, doubtlessly two sooner or later, as a result of the way in which that CBA works and the way in which revenues have gone, there may be the flexibility to try this? And I believe that’s what groups are questioning and gamers. Will we get simply subsequent yr’s cap, or may we get a pair extra years of cap?
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