NHL Morning Coffee Headlines – June 22, 2026
The fallout from the Panthers acquiring Brady Tkachuk, the Kraken re-signed Bobby McMann, the Oilers inked Jason Dickinson to an extension, and more in today’s NHL Morning Coffee Headlines.
OTTAWA SUN: Bruce Garrioch reports the Senators decided to trade Brady Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers after the 26-year-old winger informed them that he wouldn’t re-sign with them. They received three first-round picks and a second-rounder from the Panthers on Sunday.
Tkachuk is under contract through 2027-28 with an average annual value of $8.2 million and a full no-movement clause. The earliest the Senators could’ve signed him to an extension was July 1, 2027. However, he told general manager Steve Staios that he had no plans to sign an extension when the two met last month. Tkachuk publicly denied the trade speculation that swirled around him this year, but privately, he told teammates he wouldn’t be returning after his contract expired.
Ottawa Senators trade Brady Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers. (NHL Images).
Staios had been adamant that he wasn’t trading Tkachuk, but his hand was now forced. The winger was willing to waive his NMC for the Carolina Hurricanes, Minnesota Wild, Vegas Golden Knights, and the Panthers. However, it was apparent when they explored the market that the Panthers would be the only acceptable destination for the Tkachuk camp, reuniting him with his brother, Matthew Tkachuk.
The Wild reportedly made a hard push, but Zito ultimately made the better offer, sending the Senators assets that could be used as trade chips. Garrioch claimed the Senators tried to get Carter Verhaeghe or Anton Lundell as part of the return, but the Panthers wouldn’t budge.
Staios was seeking a top-six winger, a top-four right-side defenseman and a backup goaltender. Now, he needs to add a suitable replacement for Tkachuk to the mix.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: The Senators hold three first-round picks (No. 9, 25, and 32) in the upcoming NHL Draft. He could retain one or more of them, but it wouldn’t be shocking if he uses them to address one or two of his current roster needs, preferably with established players who are in the mid-to-late twenties.
THE ATHLETIC: Mark Lazerus believes the Tkachuk trade is the latest in a trend of players with term remaining on their contracts forcing trades to preferred destinations. That list includes Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild, while Dylan Larkin of the Detroit Red Wings and Darnell Nurse of the Edmonton Oilers recently made trade requests.
Lazerus also pointed out that it’s not about going to no-tax states. First and foremost, the players want to join teams where they believe they have a chance to win. Going to cities where the spotlight isn’t as glaring is another attraction.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Lazerus believes the rising salary cap and lack of depth in the free-agent market could lead to more notable stars becoming available in the trade market by leveraging moves to landing spots of their choosing, especially if they have no-trade protection. Most of those moves could involve players on teams struggling to build or maintain a contender.
The addition of Tkachuk gives the Panthers one of the best groups of top-nine forwards in the league.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: The Panthers’ top nine features Aleksander Barkov centering wingers Sam Reinhart and Carter Verhaeghe, Sam Bennett as the second-line center between the Tkachuk brothers, with Anton Lundell between Brad Marchand and Eetu Luostarinen.
Panthers GM Bill Zito probably isn’t done making moves over the next couple of weeks. He must replace or re-sign goaltenders Sergei Bobrovsky and Daniil Tarasov. They have over $7 million in cap space, with 19 roster players signed for next season.
THE SEATTLE TIMES: On the same day the Kraken acquired winger Mackie Samoskevich from the Florida Panthers, they announced that winger Bobby McMann has signed a six-year contract with an AAV of $5.75 million.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: The Kraken re-signed the 30-year-old McMann because they’re desperate for offense. The late-blooming winger scored 20 goals last season with the Toronto Maple Leafs and had a career-high 29 goals in 79 games this season with the Leafs and Kraken, including 10 goals in 18 games with the latter.
Samoskevich was shipped to the Kraken yesterday in exchange for the 25th overall pick in this year’s draft and a conditional second-rounder in 2027. The Panthers used that first-rounder as part of the return to Ottawa for Tkachuk.
The 23-year-old Samoskevich saw checking-line duty with the Panthers, but he could see a larger role with the Kraken. He’s a restricted free agent coming off his entry-level contract and should be an affordable re-signing. Samoskevich is also a former teammate of Kraken center Matty Beniers at the University of Michigan.
EDMONTON JOURNAL: The Oilers signed center Jason Dickinson to a five-year contract with an AAV of $4 million. Dickinson, 30, was slated to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1. The Oilers acquired him before the March trade deadline.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Jim Matheson of the Journal explained that the Oilers were pleased with Dickinson’s defensive play and how well he fit into their dressing room following his acquisition from the Chicago Blackhawks.
It’s an affordable re-signing by the Oilers for a reliable third-line center. However, Matheson pointed out that they now have $10.6 million remaining with 18 players under contract. It won’t leave much room to re-sign pending UFA blueliner Connor Murphy, find a replacement or a backup for starting goalie Tristan Jarry, and fit in whatever player they get whenever they take action on Darnell Nurse’s trade request.
DAILY FACEOFF: The New York Rangers signed goalie Dylan Garand to a two-year contract worth $875K per season at the NHL level. The first year of the deal is two-way, while the second is one-way.
COLORADO HOCKEY NOW: The ECHL’s New Mexico Goatheads have hired Zack Stortini as their head coach. Stortini, a former NHL player, spent the past four seasons as an assistant coach with the AHL’s Tucson Roadrunners.
The Goatheads are the ECHL affiliate of the Avalanche.
Lyle, in your blurb above I think you meant to say “but Zito ultimately made the better offer.”
Toronto St Pats, in your post on the Tkachuk trade yesterday in relation to the Norris effect on Brady’s decision to go to Staios and inform him he would not be extending in Ottawa, that deal was probably lurking somewhere in his decision. But the main thing motivating him was, I think, a burning desire to join his brother, although he apparently also had agreed to waive his NMC for Carolina, the Wild and, of course, Vegas.
But unlike similar deals where a player demanded a trade and dictated where, Ottawa did not get the sh*^y end of the stick as Zito returned some very decent picks. Some have pointed to the fact that Staios not receiving a player in return somehow diminishes the deal where Ottawa is concerned. That is complete nonsense. Those picks .. or even a couple of them if Staios wishes … can be used to bring in another player in a separate trade with someone else, probably better than anyone Zito could have afforded to offer as part of the trade … and that Ottawa would want.
On top of that Staios now has $25,183,333 in cap space with 18 players committed to and 5 to sign. Two will no doubt be extended deals to UFAs Giroux and Cousins … and those won’t even dent that cap reserve. Of the 3 RFAs to sign (Spence, Merilainen and Kallliyev), only Spence will take a bite out of that …. and that will be moderate.
So Staios now has the capital to get into some serious bidding on UFA day which will very likely see a back-up goalie signed, and still more than enough to take on a decent contract in a trade where he can use that # 25 pick this year and even, perhaps, the 2029 # 1.
I think he keeps that # 9 pick and, with # 32 as well, get two 1st round prospects on draft day to beef up his prospect pool in Belleville.
George,
I wouldn’t say it’s a terrible return. I’d say it’s a confusing return.
This would make a lot of sense for a team looking to rebuild. Not a team looking to build toward a contender. Picks n 2029 -30 will only help this team by trading them.
All that being said, I’m not a huge Brady fan. He is a bit overhyped imo. He’s a 50s-60 point guy. So that return was probably much better than it should be, but still a bit confusing to me.
Captain Obvious, I agree but I also don’t believe we’ll get a full sense of this deal until after the entry draft and UFA Frenzy Day, and perhaps not even until we see what else transpires over the summer.
With Stutzle, Cozens, Pinto, Greig, Batherson, Sanderson, Chabot, Zub, Ullmark that is still a solid core soon to be added to through a good pick at # 9, likely a signing (or two) on UFA day, and perhaps a trade using his now massive cap reserve, the # 25 pick and the 2029 # 1.
It’s not that confusing to me, Captian, as NMC were involved. The Sens didn’t have any options and many of the players wanted on the Panthers had NMC except Lundell who is on a great contract and an important center piece. So given the limited trade parties picks is the most likely. All in all I think Staois did well. Unfortunately, Brady will leave Ottawa not achieving much and left at a time where the team was just starting to break through. Unlike Stall who spoke how fulfilling it was to win after persevering after many years of building a winning team, Brady is just another new age athlete who wants to have winning put on a platter. I was a huge Brady fan, but have lost some respect for him after seeing his list of trade destinations.
I think he deserves some credit for keeping the negotiations out of the media. Unlike Larkin he gave his team better opportunities to negotiate.
Exactly, Chrisms. He had made up his mind that he wasn’t extending in Ottawa so I think, deep down, he knew if he had waited until July 2027 to inform Staios, not only could his game suffer in the interim while wearing the C knowing he was leaving the organization, but that what Staios would receive in return at that juncture would amount to crumbs by comparison. So he told him now and, unlike many in his situation, did give the GM options, and Zito responded in kind by delivering a decent package.
George. Lots of stuff coming out that Brady “changed” after 4 nations and Olympics. Reports saying he told management he wasn’t signing there pretty much means he’s been lying. Personally thought team did well when he was injured and will be better without him.
Yes I heard it’s been a while, like, during that time he was denying and being upset about all the BS and big dummies like myself defended him believing he wasn’t going. 😳
As for the trade, re: assets, it’s a bit underwhelming on the surface but regardless, the point CO was making about the timing is valid. A player in return is better than picks…I’m not alone thinking that, the panthers say hello!
The immediate positive is the increase in cap space, which means if some big time UFA hits the market, you’ll be able to over pay and get that upgrade the team needs.
To use those picks for trades is limited with options and timing won’t be helpful either. Offer sheets?
In the end, Brady will mean a lot more to Florida than he did to Ottawa. This isn’t about lower taxes, it’s about winning. And Florida is a place where he can win, in the Cats can get a goalie. That’s their biggest challenge now.
Bobby was flocking to Florida when they were a bad team, no taxes included.
Staios now has to work with the harvest of picks he just acquired. Good for him, much better than the Buffalo trade if Reinhart to Florida a few years back.
I would have traded Norris too. Staying healthy is so important. Too bad for the player
And there it is: all the whispers & rumors about Brady wanting out were true. I just thought it would happen after this upcoming season.
In this day and age, the top players are going to control their destinations regardless of contracts or trade clauses.
GMs don’t want to get left with nothing when a player won’t sign an extension so this is a deal that had to be made eventually.
Florida now has about $7M to sign 2 goalies and 2 roster players. I can’t see them going with a couple of cheap goalie options, so it seems that more trades on their end may be coming so they can sign a proven goalie.
I think this move helps Florida for the next 2-3 years while Barkov, Matthew, Marchand, Ekblad, etc still have something left in the tank. But they might enter a long rebuild of their own after that as these contracts/players age.
Small error, Brady is 26.
Mathew is 28.
Time, then, for both to grow up.
George O,your Sens have a surplus of what every team is looking for. And that s quality centers. They can still recover the loss of Tkachuk with good deals out there to be had. Lots of teams would like Pinto or Cousins as centers. Boston is even considering trading Zacha because of such a high demand! You could probably get Kyrou for one of those picks.
Hmm.
Unfortunate. I liked Brady the player and really the person. I think people focused too much on where he was and where was seen and just began reading politics into it. I think he just likes being famous…and around famous people. Yes yes the company you keep and all that…but people really need to calm down with the Canada v. USA nonsense.
I believe the Sens GM already had/has a deal in place for someone. The “if I get you a top 10 pick can I have “THIS” player?” type of deal. This afternoon’s presser should reveal who.
Staois went after Jordan Spence, so i don’t think he trades him. I do think he has some buyer’s remorse on Zetterlund though. Grieg is the likely center to be moved if he moves anyone.
I wonder if they will go no captain – or if Sandy gets the C.
My guess would be the veteran Chabot.
Well George. On the bright side, I won’t be sending you anymore Tkachuk to NY trade proposals.
Ill predict they resign Giroux for 1 year give him the ‘C’ and then Sanderson the following year.
How about Pinto for Cuylle?
Heh, Slick62 … I doubt any of their C depth gets dealt now. In fact, in that depth is probably the answer to their goal-scoring RW search in the form of Cozens going to that position on the 1st line.
The focus now – aided by a huge cap reserve – will be replacing Tkachuk at LW – probably through either a UFA signing or another trade involving the # 25 pick and possible the 2029 # 1 they just got from Florida.
There is also the possibility that they draft one of the top LWs available at pick 9 to add some further prospect depth in Belleville – such as 6’ 5” 230lb Ethan Beichetz of the OHL’s Windsor Spitfires or 6’ 4” 205lbs Finn Oscar Hemming who is attending Boston College.
Agreed George. Chabby would be my candidate for the C
Canada USA nonsense? Explain the 3 premeditated fights to start the 4 Nations game.
What? You don’t love WWE type hype and whipping the audience into a frenzy?
Actually, I would rather they just play hockey, but this is approved behavior because most fans simply LOVE it!
Gamesmanship
Dark G. Johnny Z.
The 4 Nations happened at the height of the make Canada a state nonsense and the subsequent booing of the US Anthem. To say it had nothing to do with politics is pretty disingenuous. The FBI director in lockeroom after Olympics, WH visit, State of the Union appearance, and recently the UFC show on the lawn. How did any of this not make fans think Brady wanted out of Canada?
Slick62, only the Tkachuk brothers fights were premeditated, Parayko’s was unexpected. I’ve seen his whole career and I didn’t even think he could fight.
Much like Brady’s fight with Stahl to start the playoffs the motivation was to inspire his team. Same thing at the 4 nation although I will concede national pride was certainly involved.
As far as the trade, after reflecting I think Ottawa made out extremely well in this deal. Brady is a physical presence for sure but he doesn’t drive offense like Marner or Kucherov. He isn’t a force on the power play, he’s a career minus 53 although the last 3 years are plus and he has almost twice as many penalty minutes as points. 3 firsts and a second is a very good return.
I also wonder how the locker room fit in Florida will be. I know both brothers are good team guys and it worked in the international events but a full season of the brofest might become overbearing for the rest of the team.
If you hated Florida before with there bully style of play watch out now with both Tkachuk’s, Bennett, Marchand there will be a rat on nearly every shift.
I also agree the no state income tax is overrated. Those states have higher property taxes and fees that for the most part make up the difference. There aren’t any state, provincial or national governments that actually want us to keep more of our own money. The primary reasons players are migrating to the sun belt is year round great weather but more importantly teams with good owners, managers, and coaches. Minnesota and Colorado buck that trend to a certain extent, however look at recent cup winners and top contenders, Carolina, Tampa, Florida, Vegas, Dallas, LA, and up and coming teams in Anaheim and San Jose and California has the most excessive tax system in the country.
Well, both times a Tkachuk started a fight to start a game or series, they lost.
Canada beat them at the 4 Nations, and the Canes beat the Sens in the playoffs.
When they didn’t or couldn’t in the Olympics, they won.
Getting the fans amped, sure, it worked. Fans seemed pretty amped already for these tourneys and for the playoffs are they not?
Also pretty obvious these 2 boys like attention on themselves. As far as helping you win, 0 for 2. Maybe they think it helps them financially in an attention economy. They’re probably right about that.
I would suggest it meant nothing because the other team isn’t backing down, even when the Tkachuk is bigger (4-Nations). So who gets the bigger lift from that? Staal definitely wasn’t going to back down, even though he isn’t a scrapper per se.
Anyone who has played this game for a long time, and have played against guys like this know: You really want to beat these guys, at the time it feels like you want it more than anything you have ever wanted in your life. An angry player, plays better if he can control it. That’s a fact. If you can’t control that emotion, it can hurt you. And that’s Matthew’s tactic.
As far as the early fights, maybe it benefits the team with the guy performing the act as well, don’t know, but I sure as hell know it helps the team you are trying to beat.
And before folks give all the credit to M Tkachuk for Florida’s success, their best player, by a lot, is Barkov. They lose him again, Panthers won’t win anything.
Agree Dark G, folks should try to keep the now changed US Canada relationship out of hockey. It isn’t on the players.
Folks seem to struggle with that. George, I don’t think the local Ottawa fans turned on Tkachuk did they?
And if they didn’t before, they will now. So he really didn’t improve that situation did he? Hence I think it didn’t factor into it much, if at all. He wants to play in the USA, and sounds like with his bro, and he got what he wanted. Boo him for that.
Heck NYI fans are still mad at Tavares and that was years ago.
Oh, there was maybe a sprinkling of those types of Yahoos in the home crowds or on so-called “social” sites Ray … but nothing pronounced.
And no, they won’t massively turn on him when he appears back in Ottawa for the first time … again, there might be some sprinkling of boos but I’d bet he gets an ovation. Same thing happened with Stone and Karlsson. Tkachuk gave it his all when playing here and most fans will salute that.
Ray. We’ve been neighbors with this nation for over a century. They’re beautiful people – all of them actually. Some that have different thoughts than others. Same as us. Are they currently having a bit of an identity crisis? Yup. We’ve done it too. This administration loves to use antagonization, deflections, defamation, bullying and name calling as a tactic. That’s all it is. An act. The fact that some people are still being triggered by it 12 years later….. It’ll go away. And Then a new group will come in and kumbaya we’ll all be friends again.
As for our captain choosing greener pastures. He just wants to be famous. I think he’s getting to the Florida party a bit late. That top protected pick might be the interesting one of the bunch.
Yes property tax is more, but gas is less. Hospitals cost more. But food is less.
Dark G, we agree about the people in the USA, almost everyone that I have met. Folks on here from the USA are mostly nice folks too. Ratio of A-holes is probably very similar in both our countries. We have a bunch of important suppliers down there. I consider many of them friends and I see them in person often.
But it isn’t just an act.
Unless you think using economic and defense integration as an economic weapon after half a century of promoting it and promising the opposite is just words or an act. That is not some small thing either.
It won’t be going back to the way it was, we’re already planning, and acting, for the opposite.
We’re not enemies but we’re no longer partners either. Their decision, not ours. Not the end of the world, nobodies going to war, but it is the reality of the trading and defense relationship. Can’t have all those eggs in one basket anymore as that would be foolish. Their administration makes decisions, now we have to make decisions.
But that has nothing to do with hockey, even though emotions creep into it for some folks, which is also unfortunate. Will it impact more players decisions in the future, maybe. Depends how this all works out, but everyone will be OK.
So I can put away my hat that says “51st State My Ass?” 🙂
George, nope, wear that bad boy!
Ottawa can now trade for Matthew Knies
9th overall pick
25 th overall all pick
Carter Yaremchuk
Chayka might bite
Great upside for George and his Sens
And Sens give up all that for Knies. There’s no way.
Sure three mystery boxes for a cost controlled (on the cheap) 23 yr old approx 30 goal/ 60pt power forward, skates hits scores?
Ohhhhhh you blinded by the pretty sweater he wears. Ok, I see. 🙄
No, I just don’t see Staois trading away Yakemchuk. I get picks, but I feel as though Yakemchuk is too close to becoming a legit player for the Sens.
Ok fair enough but your words, Yake is too close to being a legit player…Knies is now and 23. It might be an overpay but like Chayka said, you don’t trade away players like these then expect it will improve your team. It would have to be a trade like that to do it though, I’m not him but even more? Not saying Ottawa should do something like that at all, I’m just agreeing it would take something like that to move off from any player of Knies quality.
curios if Zito acquires Adin Hill, by draft day, to be his #1 goalie, and they go from there. They will need Vegas to pickup some of his cap hit, and still might need to trade away some salary.
but wow on the Tkachuk trade. Think these players are sick and tired of the Toronto/Ottawa media scrutiny, where they get the blame for their teams failing. Tkachuk obviously wanted to play with his brother, but seeing the success Marner had in the playoff probably was the final straw to leave
With Vegas being in cap hell, I don’t see them retaining any salary on Hill. The same goes for Markstrom in NJ. Giving the Pens a 6th for Skinner’s rights and sign him to a 3-4 x $4M contract before July? then trade for a BU such as Lyon, Levi, Cossa, or sign Tarasov. Bob has become too expensive for where he is at now.
Oh yeah, and somehow one has to add Jordan Binnington to the mix. I really think his personality would be a good fit in FLA, hopefully he would follow up with better play like he did in the international play.
mikep, please don’t compare the “media scrutiny” in Ottawa to that of Toronto. Or Montreal for that matter. Not even close.
The Web underscores that:
“Ottawa is not even close to the media scrutiny of Toronto or Montreal. While Ottawa has a passionate and highly connected local media corps, it functions more like a traditional mid-sized market. In contrast, Toronto and Montreal are hyper-intense “fishbowl” markets where hockey is treated as a religion, politics, and a front-page obsession.
Media Intensity Comparison
Toronto
🔴 Extreme
A national media machine where every shift, line change, and contract detail is hyper-analyzed by multiple sports networks, daily newspapers, and heavy online scrutiny.
Montreal
🔴 Extreme
High-pressure, dual-language (English and French) media landscape where the Habs are a cultural institution, and the slightest team struggles are intensely debated.
Ottawa
🟡 Moderate
A smaller local media footprint (though well covered by TSN 1200 and local beat writers) where scrutiny historically focuses more on ownership and management rather than a daily microscope on individual players.”
With GMs handing out NTC as they have been, players are in a sense becoming free agents before they should be according to the league rules. I wonder if the league will push for a restriction on the number of no trade/no movement contracts a team can have at one time.
General Managers are idiots when they hand out full No Trade Clauses to players who have not reached UFA status. Marner, and now Tkachuk, are prime examples of what can go wrong.
However, I credit Brady for giving Staios two years notice, enabling Ottawa to obtain a fair return.
Totally agree with that last thought, Hammer_of_the_gods.
Yep, that is true, he could have the “I don’t know” thing, or it depends how we do response.
But he didn’t, he told them the truth. Stick tap for that. And good on Staois for asking now and not waiting until next summer.
I think Claude Giroux should wear the C in Ottawa to bring some seriousness to the club, respected by players, opponents, officials.
It would give the team a chance to leave behind the cry-baby, emotional breakdowns on and behind the bench.
He’s a guy people can listen to and learn from for the year or two that he has left, then pass the torch to a guy like Chabot.
I can see that option to Chabot. The more “diplomatic” Giroux is well respected by both teammates and media/fans.
Sounds like the Sens plan to try and compete right now (according to Freidman) and use some of these picks to do that.
As far as who will value them the most, I suggest looking to bottom teams as they are, or should be rebuilding.
VCR is the worst to start there. Would OTT fans move this years #9 and 25 for Hronek and DeBrusk?
OTT needs help on the wing and RD as after Zub pretty meh. And Zub is a UFA after this season and has had some injuries. Hronek is a very good player. Debrusk is OK, contract is fair.
Thoughts Sens fans?
Consider moving all 4 of the picks they got, 3 1sts and a 2nd for Boeser and Hronek.
Sets Vancouver up well, giving them 4 1st round pick this year, 2 first round picks next year, 2 2nd round picks this year and 3 next year.
Plus an extra 1st round pick in two years.
Ottawa gets the scoring forward and RD that they need without losing a step.
I used DeBrusk HF30, as I’m not a big Boeser fan. One trick pony with slow feet.
Not huge on Debrusk either, but he won’t cost much in terms of assets.
Perhaps I should narrow my proposal, #9 OA for Hronek.
Ray, Habfan30 – each of DeBrusk, Boeser and Hronek are signed long-term, have full NMC and probably have no intention of waiving that for Ottawa. Stark reality when it probably comes to most having that protection.
Staios MIGHT inquire, but I think both he and Andlauer are pretty much fed up with being regarded as some backwater site. He’ll be looking at players with no such protection when putting out feelers for a possible trade.
George,
As you know NMC doesn’t mean they can’t be traded, Boeser and Hronek have intimated they’d like to move, so has DeBrusk.
Sens have a much better shot at being serious with them than the Canucks do, I’d be surprised if they (players) turned it down.
Ottawa isn’t a village, it’s a vibrant city with great family life ( not that they have kids), benefits of a big city with the safety of a small one, not to mention a pretty rabid fan base for many sports.
Good management to top it off
Boeser isn’t fast, that’s true, but his hockey IQ puts him where he needs to be in all zones as opposed to catching up or struggling to keep pace.
The guy he’d replace, Tkachuk, isn’t a speed demon either, marginally faster
I don’t think Hronek or DeBrusk would have an issue going to Ottawa. A Euro and a Canadian, I think Ottawa would suit them just fine.
They probably luv Vancouver as a city, what’s not to like, but they are in for years of not being very good. That’s no fun.
Sens still have an interesting team, especially if they can add guys like Hronek.
What about adding Petterson? They got the space, could use, Alfredsson connection? Personally wouldn’t mind him on my team, with the Nucks stating they are open to retain…he’s someone that can be a big reward vs bust player.
Ron Moore,
I assume you’re being sarcastic regarding Pettersson.
I think he’s just fine with money retained, a lot, like $4m to cost $7.6m.
I’d take him in Montreal for that money, Ottawa is strong down the middle and has no need for a C.
Yes. My attempt at sounding like the “insiders” find an odd fact and connect it somehow to indicate a plausible explanation. LOL
So yesterday, (Tkachuk sighting)
My daughter is a hostess at a high end restaraunt in St. Louis. At about noon she texts me and says, Matthew Tkachuk just came in…15 Minutes later, she said Brady just came…All in all, there were 18 of them, including Keith. They left around 2:30 she said…
I wonder if they already knew and were out celebrating.
Hopefully they share the tips with the entire staff. Likely a good one.