Inside the NHL’s Hottest Free Agency Secrets: What the Draft Combine Whispers Reveal
Some of the chatter is that they’ll potentially be the high bidder for Mitch Marner, with an unheard-of average annual value north of the $14 million that the Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl currently makes as the NHL’s highest-paid player.
Buffalo Sabres
Understandably, after an NHL-record 14 straight years out of the playoffs, no one is happy in Buffalo. As such, the combine hosts were the center of a lot of scuttlebutt, with three key players out there in trade rumors.
Alex Tuch, coming off a 36-goal season, has one year left before becoming a UFA; if he doesn’t want to sign an extension, GM Kevyn Adams likely needs to move him to ensure he doesn’t walk for no return. Bowen Byram and J.J. Peterka, meanwhile, are RFAs, and both contract negotiations could be contentious given the Sabres’ struggles.
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