The Anaheim Ducks plan to talk extension with John Carlson once he gets settled
TSN: The Anaheim Ducks pulled off a trade deadline surprise and acquired defenseman John Carlson from the Washington Capitals. The 36-year-old is a pending UFA, and was crushed by being traded from the only organization he’s known.
The rest of him family will join him shortly in Anaheim, and after getting settled and getting the lay of the land, the Ducks plan on approaching him and his agent, Rick Curran, about a contract extension.
“But the plan is for Anaheim to approach him and his agent Rick Curran at some point here and start talking extension. They want him to be with them past this year. They’ve got a young team. They value the fact that he’s still a top-end defenceman.
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And so that’s the plan, whether that’s just before the playoffs, which are still five weeks away by the way which is nuts, or whether it’s after the playoffs, they tend to have that call. I think a two-year extension makes a lot of sense. He’s making $8 million right now. I don’t see him taking a pay cut. We’ll see where it goes.”
The Lightning hope to extend Darren Raddysh, and the same for the Sabres and Alex Tuch
TSN: It was another hit to NHL free agency after Nick Schmaltz signed his eight-year contract extension with the Utah Mammoth. Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Darren Raddysh became the highest-scoring pending UFA, and the Lightning hope to eventually extend him, according to Pierre LeBrun. Alex Tuch is next on the list.
“But Alex Tuch is the biggest name left on what is otherwise a very thin crop after Nick Schmaltz signed. And you know, the Sabres still want to sign Alex Tuch. My understanding on this day is that they continue to work at that. They’re just not there. But at least talks have not been shelved. That’s the positive I got as an update on this day.
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You know, Tuch can certainly ask for double digits for an AAV because Adrian Kempe signed for $10.63 million a year, but Nick Schmaltz signed for $8 million a year; the Sabres certainly can point to. So somewhere in between those two deals, perhaps an extension for Alex Tuch, but it’s not there yet.”
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