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It’s been a newsy few days around here. I’ll hit some of the most recent activity. Here are your links for today:
Devils Links
So how exactly did the Devils strike out on Johnny Gaudreau? Pierre LeBrun gives us some context on the money: “Sources confirmed that the New Jersey Devils offered a seven-year deal, with the dollar amount somewhere ‘in the nines’. However, the Devils didn’t really hear back for a long time from agent Lewis Gross after they made their offer. That’s because Gross was busy working on the best offer he got on this day: seven years and a $9.75 million U.S. AAV from the Columbus Blue Jackets.” [The Athletic ($)]
Our guy Simon Nemec has signed his entry-level contract:
Simon says, “I’m a Devil now.”
— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) July 14, 2022
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Salary breakdown for the big addition on the first day of free agency:
Ondrej Palat - F - NJD
— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) July 15, 2022
$6M x 5
A total of $15M in signing bonuses (50%)
Breakdown:
22-23: $750k + $7.5M SB
23-24: $3.58M + $3.32M SB
24-25: $1.77M + $3.18M SB
25-26: $3.95M + $1M SB
26-27: $4.95Mhttps://t.co/LyutOmiQwO
Hockey Links
Nice roundup here of all the action over the last few days if you’re looking for everything in one spot: [ESPN]
There are still some intriguing names that are still unsigned. See anyone on this list you’d still be interested in? [Sportsnet]
Hockey Canada is reopening its investigation into this incident:
Hockey Canada says those who don't participate will be banned from all federation activities & programs.
— Rick Westhead (@rwesthead) July 14, 2022
HC also commissioning a 3rd-party review of its governance & will require all high-performance players, coaches & staff to participate in sexual violence & consent training.
A woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted in 2018 by 8 Canadian Hockey League players, including some who were on Canada's World Juniors team, will participate in Hockey Canada's rekindled investigation of the incident, her lawyer confirms.
— Rick Westhead (@rwesthead) July 14, 2022
As the Blackhawks go scorched earth in their rebuild, what happens to Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews? [NHL]
Feel free to discuss these and any other hockey-related stories in the comments below.
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