- Qui veut Jonathan Marchessault à Montréal?
- LIBRE COMME l'AIR l'été prochain..
- Alors qu'Auston Matthews est sur le point de signer une extension de contrat à 14 M$ par année avec les Leafs..
- Alors que Sebastian Aho est sur le point de signer une entente de 8 ans et 9,5 M$ par année.
- Kent Hughes doit oublier les deux agents libres pour l'an prochain.
- Même si Sportsnet continue de les nommer dans les candidats pour les agents libres.
- Il faut les oublier..
- Marchessault voudra-t-il terminer sa carrière au Québec?
Speaking of raising your stock with a strong playoff showing, how about Conn Smythe winner Jonathan Marchessault? An original Golden Misfit, Marchessault now has a playoff MVP on his resume to go along with his slew of 25-to-30-goal seasons. He turns 33 in December, and while you’d assume the Knights will find a way to keep him around, Vegas also has to find money for centre Chandler Stephenson. Heisted from the Washington Capitals in 2019 for a fifth-round pick, Stephenson — who turns 30 next April — is due a big raise on the $2.75 million he’s been drawing annually in the desert.
- Elias Lindholm est celui qui nous attire le plus.
- Surtout si Nick Suzuki et Kirby Dach ne prouvent pas qu'ils peuvent être les deux premiers centres d'une équipe gagnante pour la Coupe Stanley.
The Flames’ 2023 off-season has been defined by how many quality players they have who can hit the open market in 2024. Tyler Toffoli has already been dealt to the Devils and the scoring winger will certainly be in demand — especially thanks to his playoff chops. Defenceman Noah Hanifin will also likely be moved at some point this summer and would create a lot of heat on the open market should he make it that far. Centre Mikael Backlund could also go, but it feels like there’s a path to the career Flame sticking around.
Lindholm’s future, meanwhile, is far more up in the air. The Swede’s best years, by far, have come in Calgary. The two-way pivot turns 29 in December, so he’s still got a good amount of tread left on the tire.
- Mark Scheifele?
- YARK..
- Une POMME POURRIE...
Five years ago, it felt incredibly in play that Scheifele would one day lift the Cup with Winnipeg as the team’s top centre. But — for a variety of reasons — the Jets young core veered off course. It now feels inevitable Scheifele will be playing for a new team as early as October. The conversation around Scheifele and the Jets has soured so much in the past couple of seasons that it’s easy to forget what a needle-moving player he could be for a new team.
We’re talking about a right-shot, six-foot-three centre who just posted a career-high 42 goals. Scheifele turns 30 next spring, and it’s fair to assume he’s going to carry a chip on his shoulder to his next landing spot.
- Steven Stamkos? Il va terminer sa carrière à Tampa Bay...à RABAIS...
How’s this for a marker of how time flies? It was seven years ago Stamkos went down to the wire with then-Tampa GM Steve Yzerman before inking an eight-year extension on the eve of free agency that punctured the dreams of every team — including another blue and white one — that was about to pounce. It’s worth noting Stamkos — who had a long stretch of tough injury luck in the middle of his career — has played 81 contests in each of the past two seasons. He turns 34 in February and while it’s hard to imagine No. 91 anywhere but Tampa, we’re clearly in the final act of the Bolts’ run.
- Lindholm ALL THE WAY..
- L'un des joueurs les plus sous-estimés de la LNH.
- Au PIRE...tu places Kirby Dach à l'aile.
- À suivre...