Nikolaj Ehlers is the highest free agent goal, however may he accept rather less?
NHL Network: Elliotte Friedman when requested about pending UFA ahead Nikolaj Ehlers, what contract he could possibly be taking a look at and the place he may find yourself.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Jamison Coyle: “Elliotte, we all the time discuss setting the market. What the market goes to be like. Now that we see a few of these numbers within the AAV are available in, what do you suppose a man, possibly the most important fish now nonetheless on the market, Nikolaj Ehlers. What do you suppose his quantity is available in at?
Friedman: “I believe, the factor I’ve heard about Ehlers is that he would possibly take a bit bit much less for a profitable scenario. Like I believe he may do 9, 9 and a half on the open market. No query about it. All issues being equal. And we’ll see the place he finally ends up.
However one of many issues I’ve sort of been listening to, Jamison is that he would possibly shave {that a} bit to go to a workforce that has an opportunity to win.
I do know, like with Marner, Vegas was my workforce till I used to be confirmed mistaken. And it’s like, every now and then, , Chipmunk finds acorn. Like I discovered this. I obtained that one proper.
My workforce with Ehlers till I’m confirmed mistaken is, is Carolina. And so we’ll see what occurs tomorrow. However I may see Ehlers taking a bit bit much less with the Hurricanes, and he may do elsewhere, as a result of he thinks he simply has a greater probability to win there.”
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