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Over the Boards - Buyers and Sellers in the NHL

In the Eastern Conference the Philadelphia In the West, the Coyotes are shopping Ducks have been known to be interested
By Brad Robertson
Flyers and Columbus Blue Jackets are young D Jakob Chychrun. The price tag on in moving goalie John Gibson and his 4yr
definitely sellers, along with the Montreal him is high. UFA D Shayne Gostisbehere contract as well.
Canadiens who proclaim to be in a will attract suitors as well. Teams looking In Canada, the Montreal Canadiens are
rebuilding mode. The Western Conference for toughness may call about F Zach
finds cellar-dwellers Arizona Coyotes, Kassian. In Chicago, the Blackhawks will a team to keep an eye on. UFA F Sean
Chicago Black Hawks, San Jose Sharks, try to dangle UFA cornerstones Patrick Monahan will garner interest. Montreal
and the Anaheim Ducks all in the consensus Kane and Jonathan Toews. Both are will probably want to gauge contending
number one 2023 draft pick Conor Bedard impending UFAs, but each have a cap hit teams’ interest of F’s Brendan Gallagher
sweepstakes. The Vancouver Canucks, of 10M. The Black Hawks will also try and Josh Anderson as their contracts are
although only currently 5 points out of a and unload the hefty contract of D Seth hefty and lengthy for a rebuilding team.
playoff spot, have some choices to make Jones. The league would have interest in Either defencemen David Savard or Joel
as well going forward. D Conor Murphy as well. UFA Fs Max Edmundson would make a good addition
Domi and Andreas Athanasiou will also to a contending team on the back end. The
The Flyers would like to unload the be shopped. In San Jose there has been Vancouver Canucks has cap concerns, and
contract of Kevin Hayes as it has a 3 yr speculation of the Sharks being willing to their leading goal scorer Bo Horvat is due
and 7M left on it. There will be interest in unload all star defenceman Erik Karlsson a large long term deal. They will shop him
ello all. Happy New Year to all Unrestricted Free Agent (UFA) forward but his 11.5M cap hit for another 4 years for sure, but they can also shop JT Miller,
Hyou sports fans out there. Plenty of James Van Riemskdyk. I’m sure they’d makes that one tricky, as does the 7M 3yrs but his lengthy 8M extension kicks in
hockey action for all fans at this time of listen to offers on defencemen Rasmus left on veteran D Marc Edouard Vlasic. for another 7 years. Hulking defenceman
year. The World Junior tournament going Ristolainen and Tony DeAngelo. UFA F Nick Bonino has plenty of playoff Tyler Myers would bring back an asset.
on in Halifax and Moncton, the Spengler The Blue Jackets would love to move experience and could help a contending Another contract worth shopping for the
Cup overseas, and of course, in the NHL the contract of D Erik Gudbranson and teams bottom six. Anaheim has veteran F Canucks would be the 4yr 7M left on D
the separation has begun between the shop UFA F Gustav Nyquist. Goaltender Adam Henrique as a nice F piece to shop. Oliver Ekman Larsson.
haves and the have-nots in league play. Joonas Korpisalo is a UFA as well at John Kingberg and Kevin Shattenkirk are
Let’s look at the sellers this time around. seasons-end. 2 UFA defencemen to keep an eye on. The Let’s see how the deadline plays out!
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Cameron (13), Darren (10), Anthony (9), and our
niece Kiara (4).” WITH SOME
The four boys play hockey for the South
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