Defensemen the New York Islanders would possibly contemplate
Stefen Rosner of The Hockey Information: The left facet of the New York Islanders blue line bought slightly thinner with the accidents to Adam Pelech and Mike Reilly. Mathew Barzal ($9.5 million) and Anthony Duclair ($3.5 million) are on the LTIR, in order that they have some cash to work with for now.
“I feel you’re all the time doing that. However clearly, when you could have a few gamers that go down the way in which they did, you definitely are taking note of no matter might be and can’t be accomplished,” Lamoriello stated.
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Potential targets
Erik Gustafsson – Detroit Purple Wings – He’s been a wholesome scratch 4 occasions this season and carries a $2 million cap hit.
Erik Brannstrom – Vancouver Canucks – The Islanders had eyed him when he was with the Senators. On a one-year deal at $900,000.
Brendan Smith – Dallas Stars – He’s solely performed in 5 video games this season and is on a one-year deal at a $1 million cap hit.
The Islanders don’t have a lot leverage however the above gamers ought to solely price a mid or late-round decide.
Some CBA matters the GMs could also be speaking about quickly
TSN: CBA talks between NHL and NHLPA are anticipated to get underway within the New Yr. The GMs are going to be assembly quickly and Deputy Commissioner Invoice Daly goes to current the GM a abstract of their suggestions from the previous few months.
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“A few of these appear extra like tweaks, like possibly tweaking wage arbitration, walkaway rights and wage arb. Revising the compensation chart for supply sheets, however the one which definitely catches my eye, one of many GMs recommending revisiting time period limits on contracts. It’s possible you’ll bear in mind this was the hill that the league was keen to die on within the 2012 lockout after they wished to restrict contracts to lower than eight years. They ended up at eight years with the PA. I’ll say this, and I feel Dregs and CJ agree, I don’t really feel proper now that neither facet, the PA or the league, need to have an enormous struggle on this spherical of CBA talks. I actually suppose they need this to be a clean negotiation.”