Fast hits on the Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, Carter Hart, and Mario Ferraro
David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period: Calgary Flames ahead Mikael Backlund has a yr left on his deal and needs to stay in Calgary after his ends. He’s assured they’ll get one thing labored out.
Have been informed the Flames and RFA ahead Connor Zary are “getting nearer” on a three-year contract. There may be nonetheless some work to get accomplished.
- Ryan Pike of Flames Nation: Have heard related issues to what Pagnotta reported. Guessing from the speak that’s on the market, it’ll be a two- or three-year cope with a wage cap hit round $3.5 million.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs have began contract extension talks with Anthony Stolarz.
The Maple Leafs are nonetheless trying to transfer forwards David Kampf and Calle Jarnkrok.
The Philadelphia Flyers are certainly one of a number of groups which have some curiosity in goaltender Carter Hart. Groups are ready for the NHL to find out when he’s eligible to start out enjoying.
San Jose Sharks defenseman Mario Ferraro’s identify shall be within the rumor mill once more this season, particularly within the second half of the yr.
Quinn Hughes is assured he can block out the noise
Iain MacIntyre of Sportsnet: Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes isn’t even contract extension eligible but, however his long-term future in Vancouver has been nicely speculated on. The 25-year-old mentioned he hasn’t made any long-term choices but. There’s nothing he can at this crew, and is assured he can deal with the noise that can observe him.
“One factor I’m actually good at — or have gotten good at — is I’m very current. I can’t even signal for one more yr, so there’s nothing I can do. So far as the noise (about his future), I can deal with the noise. That’s why I’m the captain of the crew, as a result of I can deal with this stuff and I can play at an elite degree and it doesn’t matter what’s happening round me.
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“And so far as the noise round my teammates, I’m going to attempt to assist everybody else, too, and be pretty much as good a pacesetter as I could be. Noise doesn’t trouble me. It’s an extended yr, and I’m simply going to be day-to-day and give attention to the brief time period. That’s the reality, actually.”
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