![]() Word around the NHL is the Canadiens’ GM said he wouldn’t be trading the aggressive winger. I would love to see Marc Bergevin’s phone and text log after news got out that extension talks broke off. It is believed the extension being discussed between Gallagher and the Canadiens was similar to the one Anderson signed, and that Montreal has made it clear there isn’t any more wriggle room on its offer. Louis to realize the challenges that creates. It’s emotional, and you only have to look as far as St. The moment Josh Anderson signed his seven-year, $38.5-million deal, I wondered what that meant for Brendan Gallagher - one year from unrestricted free agency. But one thing I’ve always been told about the future Hall of Famer: do not underestimate his loyalty to San Jose.ģ. The courtship is on and the interest is real. ![]() Hearing several core Maple Leafs have personally pitched Joe Thornton on going to Toronto. Other teams looking for a scorer - whether Hoffman or one of the others - include Boston, Carolina and Columbus.Ģ. Nashville’s been sniffing around there, too. Montreal had interest in Hoffman, but that cooled when Toffoli signed. “You have to keep confidence in yourself, even if there’s nothing concrete.”ġ. I’m not a player who can pick and choose, or say no to things. When I was let go by Vancouver and signed with Nashville, I had to completely change my game to be in the lineup. You start to think, ‘Did I play my last game?’ I know I’m not the only guy in that situation, but it’s mentally tough to deal with. Being involved in the NHLPA (he was Nashville’s player rep), I understand the business. “I didn’t want to be on the phone all day, not knowing what’s going to happen. Weber scheduled an on-ice workout for the start of free agency. I’d been here four years, been part of success and liked it here.” When I was told I wouldn’t be coming back… it was hard to hear. “I hoped it wouldn’t be my last year in Nashville, but I knew it could be,” he added. He was signed by the Predators as a UFA on Jre-signed Jgiven a two-year extension on Jan. Weber, a 497-game NHL veteran, was not re-signed by Nashville, and is not used to this. “The uncertainty, not really knowing what the future holds, it would be tough on anybody,” Yannick Weber said Tuesday. Another said he was coming to grips with accepting a deal he didn’t want, only to be pleasantly surprised out of nowhere. One player told of getting 15 minimum-salary offers just after free-agency arrived, a painful realization that a pay cut would be unavoidable. (A compliance buyout, which does not count against the cap, was part of both the 20 negotiations.) However, the plan failed for the same reason it failed during CBA negotiations - who was going to pay for it? There are some really good offensive players - Evgenii Dadonov, Mikael Granlund and Mike Hoffman among them - still in search of a relationship.Īccording to multiple sources, several agents and general managers tried to build support the last few weeks for the addition of a compliance buyout to ease the crunch and create flexibility. Hall was told by several teams they had to move money before they could commit to him. Here it is for those who received at least $1 million: Here is a breakdown of signings by position: Only three (Hall, Tyler Toffoli and Craig Smith) reached an AAV of $3 million. This year, there were five - Pietrangelo ($8.8 million), Hall ($8 million), Torey Krug ($6.5 million), Markstrom ($6 million) and T.J. ![]() In the first five days of 2019 free agency, there were 12 contracts signed with an average annual value of at least $5 million. Need more proof? Let’s go to Lionel Hutz with the evidence - through Tuesday, only five unrestricted free agents who signed for more than $1 million received any signing bonus: Alex Pietrangelo ($35 million), Jacob Markstrom ($5 million), Taylor Hall ($1 million), Braden Holtby ($500,000) and Erik Gustafsson ($250,000). ![]()
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