NHL Morning Coffee Headlines – July 10, 2019
NHL Morning Coffee Headlines – July 10, 2019
The salary arbitration hearing dates are released, the Sabres trade Alexander Nylander to the Blackhawks, and more in today’s NHL morning coffee headlines.
NHLPA: The 2019 salary-arbitration schedule was released yesterday.

St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington’s salary-arbitration hearing is set for July 20 (Photo via NHL Images).
July 20
Joel Armia
Jordan Binnington
Jason Dickinson
Alex Iafallo
Brock McGinn
Malcolm Subban *
July 21
Andrew Copp
July 22
Zach Aston-Reese
Christian Djoos
Ville Husso
MacKenzie Weegar
July 23
Evan Rodrigues
July 24
Neal Pionk
Oskar Sundqvist
July 25
Connor Carrick
Jacob Trouba
July 26
Colton Sissons
July 27
Sam Bennett
Chase DeLeo
July 28
Mirco Mueller
July 29
Pavel Buchnevich
David Rittich
July 30
Scott Laughton
July 31
J.T. Compher
August 1
Remi Elie
Ryan Lomberg
Chandler Stephenson
August 2
Will Butcher
Charles Hudon
Linus Ullmark
August 3
Danton Heinen
Artturi Lehkonen
August 4
Sheldon Dries
Joel Edmundson
Anton Forsberg
Rocco Grimaldi
Jake McCabe
Rinat Valiev
NOTE: * indicates a settlement
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Scratch Boston Bruins winger Danton Heinen and Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Malcolm Subban from this list. Heinen signed a two-year deal with the Bruins worth an annual average value of $2.8 million. The Golden Knights signed Subban to a one-year, $850K contract.
WGR 550/CHICAGO TRIBUNE: The Buffalo Sabres yesterday traded forward Alexander Nylander to the Chicago Blackhawks for defenseman Henri Jokiharju.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Nylander, the eighth overall pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, had a disappointing tenure with the Sabres, netting just six points in 19 games. Perhaps a fresh start with the Blackhawks can get his once-promising career on track.
Jokiharju, selected 29th overall in the 2017 draft, had a promising start with the Blackhawks but was returned to the minors midway through last season. His addition to an increasingly crowded Sabres blueline will stoke speculation that they’re planning to move another defenseman for a forward.
THE DENVER POST: The Colorado Avalanche signed head coach Jared Bednar to a two-year contract extension.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: No surprise here. Bednar’s done a fine job helping turn the Avalanche from a bottom-feeder into a rising power in the Western Conference.
SPORTSDAY: The Dallas Stars re-signed defensemen Gavin Bayreuther and Dillon Heatherington to one-year, two-way contracts.
SPORTSNET: Former Edmonton Oilers forward Ty Rattie has signed a one-year contract with KHL team Lokomotiv.
THE HOCKEY NEWS: The NHL could shorten the free-agent interview period and move the start date for free agency up from July 1.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: That will require approval by the league and the NHL Players Association. The two sides are believed engaged in discussions regarding a new collective bargaining agreement. Perhaps shortening the interview period and tying the free-agency start date to the draft, as suggested in the article, will be part of the next CBA.
THE TENNESSEAN: Former Nashville Predators captain Greg Johnson died Monday in his Michigan home. He was 48. An original member of the Predators, he played seven seasons in Nashville and was their captain from 2002-03 to 2005-06. Johnson also played with the Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Chicago Blackhawks, amassing 145 goals and 369 points in 785 career regular-season games.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: My condolences to Johnson’s family, friends, and former teammates. No cause of death was given. Johnson’s career ended in 2006 after an irregular heartbeat was detected during a physical examination.