Colorado Avalanche writer Adrian Dater is reporting that the Avalanche and pending unrestricted free agent Jonathan Drouin have yet to begin talks on a potential extension, while Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic is reporting that the two sides are expected to meet later this week. The 29-year-old Drouin played on a prove-it contract this past season for $825K and was terrific for … [Read more...] about Alex Goligoski Considering All Options
Central Notes: Rantanen, Capuano, Hakanpaa, O’Connor
Colorado Avalanche winger Mikko Rantanen will be eligible for a contract extension on July 1st, giving the team more to worry about than just their nine pending free agents. A new deal won’t come cheap either, shares Corey Masisak of The Denver Post, who compared Rantanen’s extension talks to David Pastrnak, who signed an eight-year, $90MM contract with the Boston Bruins in … [Read more...] about Central Notes: Rantanen, Capuano, Hakanpaa, O’Connor
Wild Fire Assistant Coach Darby Hendrickson
The Wild fired assistant coach Darby Hendrickson on Friday after a 14-year run behind the Minnesota bench, general manager Bill Guerin announced. Hendrickson, 51, had served as an assistant since the 2010-11 season, a few years after retiring from a lengthy playing career that included suiting up for the Wild in their first four years of existence. He’d played or served under … [Read more...] about Wild Fire Assistant Coach Darby Hendrickson
Offseason Checklist: Minnesota Wild
The offseason has arrived for all but a handful of teams who are still taking part in the playoffs. Accordingly, it’s now time to examine what they will need to accomplish over the coming months. Next up is a look at Minnesota. After making the playoffs last season, expectations were relatively high for the Wild this season. They weren’t quite supposed to be at the top of … [Read more...] about Offseason Checklist: Minnesota Wild
Afternoon Notes: Stars, Ovchinikov, ECHL
Dallas Stars head coach Pete DeBoer has designated both Roope Hintz and Jani Hakanpaa as day-to-day with injuries ahead of the Western Conference Finals, per Lia Assimakopoulous of the Dallas Morning News (Twitter link). Hintz suffered an upper-body injury during Game 4 of the Second Round, since missing Dallas’ last two games, while Hakanpaa has missed the team’s last 26 games … [Read more...] about Afternoon Notes: Stars, Ovchinikov, ECHL