NHL teams were very active as soon as the market for autonomous players and some have taken big catches.
However, it is still possible to get their hands on a few interesting candidates, starting with Nikolaj Ehlers, who could deserve a salary beyond $ 8 million annually. He has just concluded a seven -year and $ 42 million agreement.
The 29 -year -old left winger would notably have discussions with the Lightning of Tampa Bay, but we must not exclude a possible return to Winnipeg to help the jets again conquer the presidents trophy despite the disappointment of the last playoffs. The Director General of Jets, Kevin Cheveldayoff, said that he was going to do everything to convince him until the last minute.
A constant player, Nikolaj Ehlers had a shorter 2024-2025 season due to injuries, but he still recorded his second best career production with 24 goals and 63 points in 69 games.
During his 10 campaigns with Canadian training, Ehlers reached the 20 goals for eight times, his recruit year having been the exception as well as in 2022-2023, when he was limited to 45 games.
Ehlers did not however have been as much success in series as in regular season with 9 goals and 21 points in 45 experienced games.
Quebecer Anthony Beauvillier is also always available.
After initiating a one -year and $ 1.25 million agreement with Pittsburgh Penguins last summer, he concluded the year with Washington’s capital.
Beauvillier was fortunate to evolve alongside Alexander Ovechkin last season in the absence of TJ Oshie. The player from Sorel-Tracy scored 15 goals and 25 points in the regular season. He added two goals and four assists in 10 playoffs, where the caps eliminated the Montreal Canadian in five games in the first round.
Beauvillier has often moved in the last three years, having also already worn the colors of the Islanders, Canucks, Blackhawks and Predators, for a total of 131 goals and 140 assists in 631 games.
In defense, Dmitry Orlov may be the most popular.
Orlov points out in both directions of the rink and he obtained 6 goals and 28 points last season.
An interesting option on a second defense pair, he plays on average a little more than two minutes per game in digital disadvantage, he can get involved physically and block shots.
Orlov has won $ 7.75 million in each of the last two seasons with the Hurricanes of Caroline.
He also played for 11 seasons with the capital of Washington, with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 2018, before a brief passage with the Boston Bruins.
In a rather meager summer cuvée on the guards’ side with experience in the NHL, only three remain free in James Reimer, Ilya Samsonov and Alexandar Georgiev.
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