Should the Vancouver Canucks be trying to get Zeev Buium extended long-term?
Sekeres and Price: Frank Corrado, when asked if the Vancouver Canucks should be looking to sign defenseman Zeev Buium to an eight-year contract extension this offseason.
Matt Sekeres: “Zeev Buium, is he worthy of an eight-year extension before you lose the opportunity next month?
Corrado: “I would, yeah, yeah, I absolutely would on, on a number of different levels. First of all, like he’s a good player. He was, he was drafted high enough that he’s got some significant pedigree. Like you can see the ability.
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And the fact that you traded him for Quinn Hughes, and he, in my mind, like, you know, he’s, he’s kind of the centrepiece of that whole thing because he’s the defenseman who’s supposed to replace Quinn Hughes.
I would want that guy to be sticking around for as long as possible. Like he’s, he’s got some serious games. So I would, I would be all about like trying to get that done as soon as possible for as long as possible.”
Potential NCAA free agents
Puck Pedia: A list of drafted players NCAA players who have until August 15th to sign a contract with the team that drafted them, or they will become UFAs. Cruz Lucius has already told the Pittsburgh Penguins that he won’t be signing with them.
| Team | Player | College | Draft Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | Mason Langenbrunner | Harvard | 2020 – 5th round #151 |
| Boston | Philip Svedebäck | Providence | 2021 – 4th round #117 |
| Buffalo | Stiven Sardaryan | Michigan Tech | 2021 – 3rd round #88 |
| Montreal | Jack Smith | Minnesota (Mankato) | 2020 – 4th round #102 |
| Nashville | Adam Ingram | St. Cloud State | 2022 – 3rd round #82 |
| Nashville | Sutter Muzzatti | Notre Dame | 2023 – 5th round #143 |
| New Jersey | Samu Salminen | Denver | 2021 – 3rd round #68 |
| Ottawa | Tyson Dyck | Wisconsin | 2022 – 7th round #206 |
| Pittsburgh | Cruz Lucius | Arizona State | 2022 – 4th round #124 |
| Washington | Chase Clark | Canisius | 2021 – 6th round #183 |
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