The Ottawa Senators are investing heavily in their blue line so far this off-season.
As we inch closer to July 1, all indications are pointing to a Mitch Marner sweepstakes.
It’s important to know that many teams are figuring out how much space they have (or don’t have) to try and sign the cream of this year’s UFA crop, a 100-point player and terrific defensive forward.
Could the Vegas Golden Knights or Dallas Stars get involved?
With the bar set so high in Vegas, I don’t expect George McPhee and Kelly McCrimmon to sit idle for long. There is plenty of speculation that they are getting ready to take a big run at Marner. This is where we’ll keep an eye on how expendable William Karlsson is to the Golden Knights. Jack Eichel is firmly in place down the middle for Vegas and commands big dollars already – plus he needs an extension before next summer – so teams see an opportunity to try and get Karlsson and are calling about the player. While Karlsson has been an integral player for Vegas since their expansion season, the lack of centre depth on the free agent market means he could bring back key assets to the Golden Knights while freeing up some much-needed cap space to do other business. If not Karlsson, some attention should be paid to Tomas Hertl, another centre who Vegas could move in the right deal.
Perhaps trading Karlsson and placing Alex Pietrangelo’s $8.8 million AAV on LTIR will be enough to land Marner in a projected $13-14 million range. There is real concern Pietrangelo’s injury is threatening enough to not only jeopardize his Olympic spot, but perhaps his entire season.
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