According to Matthew Sekeres, teams are interested in Vancouver’s Braden Holtby, provided the Canucks help to make the cap more manageable.
Holtby has one season left on his contract at a cap hit of $4.3 million. He can block a trade to four teams.
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Cale Makar Signs Six-Year Deal
Cale Makar has signed a six-year extensions with the Avalanche worth $9 million per season.
The cap hit might be a little lighter than most expected, but it’s not the eight-year term that most envisioned either. The contract only buys one UFA year for Makar.
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Sam Reinhart Traded to Panthers
Elliotte Friedman reports that Sam Reinhart has been traded to the Florida Panthers.
It is the second trade for the Panthers today; they sent Rasmus Ristolainen to the Flyers earlier in the day.
Reinhart will be a RFA this summer, and is one season after from UFA eligibility.
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Blue Jackets Trade for Jake Bean
The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired Jake Bean from the Carolina Hurricanes.
Bean, 23, had 1 goal and 11 assists in 42 games for the Hurricanes last season.
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Blackhawks Acquire Seth Jones
The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired Seth Jones.
The trade apparently involved the Blue Jackets sending Jones and the 31st pick to Chicago and the Hawks sending Adam Boqvist and the 11th pick to Columbus.
Jones has signed an 8-year extension with the Blackhawks with an AAV of $9.5 million.
Larry Brooks reports that Jones would have only signed long-term in Dallas or Chicago.
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Canucks Trade for Ekman-Larsson, Garland
According to several reports, the Canucks are acquiring Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Conor Garland from Arizona.
Roussel, Beagle and Eriksson carry a combined $12 million cap hit for 2021-22 and will all be UFAs after that.
Friedman further reports that Arizona is receiving a 2022 2nd round pick and are retaining 12% of Ekman-Larsson’s $8.25 million cap hit.
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Buchnevich Traded to Blues
Pavel Buchnevich has been traded to the St. Louis Blues, reports Elliotte Friedman.
Buchnevich has one RFA season left before he’s eligible for unrestricted free agency. Still, this seems like an underwhelming return for the talented winger.
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Weekes: Ristolainen Traded to Flyers
According to Kevin Weekes, Rasmus Ristolainen is on the move to Philadelphia.
UPDATE: Weekes reports it’s the Flyers’ 13th overall pick in tonight’s draft and a 3rd in 2023.
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