From inflated deals that will be hard to live up to, to possible trade candidates who could rise in rumours as the season progresses, this week's Power Rankings focus on the most interesting contract situations around the NHL. (RoryBoylen)
If things stayed off the rails in San Jose this season it would be easy forto walk away in free agency. Now things aren't going so poorly, though, fourth in the Pacific and Hertl with nine points in 12 games. But it's unclear if he wants to stick around or try something new -- and if he's not signed by the deadline it'll be difficult for the Sharks not to trade him.There's a three-way tie for top scorer on the Avs so far: Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog and....
While Kadri's production has seen an uptick so far, it dipped in the shortened 2021 calendar, and that season finished with yet another post-season suspension . He's on an expiring contract and bound to get a raise from his $4.5 million cap hit, but how will the Avalanche weigh his value vs. his risk? MacKinnon will be in line for a major pay day a year from now and further investment will need to be made on the goalies this summer.
Buffalo's future salary cap flexibility figures to be a huge asset for them, even with Jeff Skinner's inflated $9 million on the books. Maybe Olofsson comes out to a bridge contract to get some more views, but it could be risky investing too much term and money in him at this point.The defence market has gone wild in the pandemic seasons, with Seth Jones, Adam Fox, Cale Makar and Dougie Hamilton all signing for at least $9 million just in the past few months.
Of course, Chicago's atrocious defence has played a role, with only five other teams allowing more 5-on-5 scoring chances per 60 minutes. The Blackhawks erroneously figured they were out of a rebuild and that's going to lead to a host of other problems. But Fleury is a rental who, at this rate, you'd think would be a trade candidate.hasn't proven to be worth that relative to market value yet, and now he has 23-year-old Filip Gustavsson trying to steal away some time.
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