He was Mark Shevell Do you fit in well with the Bruins? What is going on with the flame? Find out in the NHL Rumor Mill today.
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Boston Globe: Kevin Paul Dupont feel Winnipeg Jets You will seek a return for Mark Shevell compared to what they got Los Angeles Kings to Pierre Luc Dubois. He doesn’t think they’ll let Scheifele walk away next summer as an unrestricted free agent.
The planes got to the attackers Gabriel VillardiAnd Alex Yuffalo And Rasmus Kobari They can get it into their list right away.
Dupont believes Scheifele can enter with the Bruins as a No. 1 or No. 2 center over the next four or five years. However, he believes it will cost them Jake DebrusekAnd Pavel Zacha And maybe expect Fabian Lisel to lure aircraft.
Bystander note: There have been a few reports in the rumor mill regarding Scheifele in recent weeks where all focus has been on Dubois, Blake Wheeler (which was purchased and signed with New York Rangers) And Conor Hellbwick. That could change over the summer as teams in need of depth in the center (like the Bruins) look for help in the trade market.
The Bruins have yet to learn if they are centers Patrice Bergeron And David Krejci Intend to return for 2023-24 or retire. It is said that they are not waiting to find out as they are going ahead with their off-season plans as if they are not going back.
It remains to be seen if Scheifele fits into their plans to replace Bergeron or Krejci. As DuPont points out, trying to get it off aircraft can be expensive. The Bruins may be reluctant to make this type of investment. If they do, they will have to make sure they have enough cap space to sign him to a lucrative long-term contract extension or lose out on the open market next summer.
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TSN: Salem Valji recently talked about why there are files Calgary Flames You haven’t made more deals since shipping Tyler Tufoli to New Jersey Devils Almost two weeks ago.
Valji said the flames Noah Hanifen He is highly regarded throughout the league as a top-four outfielder. He suggested the problem could be the difficulty most teams are having moving money under a fixed salary cap this summer even though Hanifin was on a team-friendly contract for 2023-24.
According to Valje, the Flames will likely go into next season with players like Hanifin, Elias Lindholm And Michael Backlund Those separated from UFA eligibility by a year are still listed.
Speaking of Lindholm, Flames management still believe they can re-sign him to an extension as he has not made a final refusal to return beyond 2023-24. However, there is concern about the possibility of him losing free agency in the same way they did Johnny Goudreau To Columbus last summer.
Spectator note: The Flames at least know that Hanifin has informed them of his intention to enter the open market next summer. They can find a suitable business partner later in the summer or perhaps during boot camp.
They’ll need more specific answers from Lindholm and Backlund. These two simply can’t get away with nothing next summer.