The Minnesota Wild and Quinn Hughes continue to work on extension, and all quiet on the Dylan Larkin front
Joe Smith of The Athletic: League sources said that the Minnesota Wild and Quinn Hughes’ camp continue to work on a contract extension, but a deal is not imminent. It’s a priority of the Wild, and it’s not expected to drag into September. A deal could be for three years and it’s projected to be in the $16 to $18 million range.
Things have been quiet on Dylan Larkin front. The Wild made an offer, but it obviously wasn’t enough. Nick Kypreos reported the Red Wings wanted Matt Boldy. Can’t see the Wild wanting to move Boldy.
The Wild are likely done with free agency. Patrick Kane might be an option, if things don’t work out with Chicago Blackhawks and Buffalo Sabres.
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Can the Winnipeg Jets and Buffalo Sabres work out a Connor Hellebuyck deal?
Murat Ates and Matthew Fairburn of The Athletic: Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck has five years left on his contract at an $8.5 million cap hit.
The Jets didn’t like the trade offer from the Carolina Hurricanes that included Alexander Nikishin and a first-round pick or the Florida Panthers offer that didn’t include Anton Lundell. The Jets and the Buffalo Sabres came close at the draft, but the Jets didn’t want to give up the No. 8 pick, which they selected Viggo Bjorck.
The Sabres have just over $4 million in salary cap space, and haven’t added much this offseason. Is there still a fit between the Jets and Sabres. Could a deal be worked out including Ukka-Pekka Luukkonen and Josh Norris, who now has trade protection?
The Jets would likely want a goalie in Luukkonen or Alex Lyon to tandem with Stuart Skinner. A first-round pick and a prospect like Konsta Helenius or Radim Mrtka. Landing one of Zach Benson and Josh Doan, both who have Winnipeg ties, would be a home run. Center Ryan McLeod would be a good target, with Jack Quinn and Peyton Krebs having some appeal.
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The Sabres likely don’t want to include Benson, Doan, Noah Östlund, Helenius and Jiri Kulich. Giving up McLeod would hurt, but they would be acquiring a top goalie. They’re deep in young, right-handed defensemen, so they could part with Mrtka. Maxim Strbak and Adam Kleber are recent second-round picks. They may be okay with moving a 2027 first, as they made two first-round picks last month.
The Jets are running out of options if they want to move Hellebuyck. They could wait and see if another team steps up later.
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