Potential Winnipeg Jets extensions, and some UFA options
Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press: Cole Perfetti had said during his exit interview that he wants to be part of their long-term solution, so they should be able to reach a deal before arbitration.
Winnipeg Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff could explore an extension with forward Morgan Barron, who would be a UFA after next season.
The Jets should be looking for help up front, and could look at UFAs Anthony Mantha, Eeli Tolvanen and Philipp Kurashev.
If the Jets do trade Connor Hellebuyck and a goaltender isn’t part of the deal, they would need to find someone who could back up.
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What could New Jersey Devils GM Sonny Mehta do next?
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Marek: “If you’re Sonny Mehta right now, and right now he’s going through a process of improving this team and also sort of undoing a sort of Gordian knot that the previous regime kind of had this team tied up in. What do you think Sonny Mehta does next here in New Jersey?”
Werier: “I think he has options, which is the big win for him, right? Like he was able to get out from the (Jacob) Markstrom contract without having to open up that second buyout window and buying him out.
He he signed (Arseny) Gritsyuk to to you know an easily manageable number on a bridge. You know he brought in some draft picks for Simon Nemec without committing cap space there, which I think is a smart move.
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And so now, like the best thing I’d say about Sonny’s position is like, who knows? But he has options. He has cap space. He has picks. And you know I don’t know where he’ll go with it, but like he uses his, you know, poker player, he’s got a lot of outs, and I bet he uses some.”
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