NHL Rumors: Calgary Flames, and the Edmonton Oilers

The Calgary Flames might ultimately lose a goalie on waivers

Eric Francis of Sportsnet: Devin Cooley and Ivan Prosvetov are battling for the Calgary Flames backup place behind Dustin Wolf. Each Cooley (775,000) and Prosvetov (950,000) are on one-way offers and would require waivers to be despatched to the AHL.

Cooley or Prosvetov could not make it by waivers. There are a number of groups which have proven some curiosity in Cooley, and there have been a number of groups that had been excited about signing Prosvetov this offseason.

Might Connor McDavid do a short-term deal at beneath $16 million a season?

Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on the Kyper and Bourne mentioned that he thinks Connor McDavid will signal a short-term deal and that he’ll take much less cash than we predict, beneath $16 million a season.

** NHLRumors.com transcription

“, with McDavid, I simply suppose it’s, I don’t know, I my entire feeling on McDavid has been fairly sincere. I feel he’s going to signal for short-term. I feel the quantity goes to be decrease than we predict. I feel it’s going to be beneath 16 if he stays there.

Kyproes: “That’s a shock to me if that occurs.

Bourne: “Let Kirill lead the league in AAV.

Friedman: “I, I, I might see it. Like I might actually see it. I feel that. I feel if he stays, then he’s gonna, I imply, he look, he desires to win. I feel he’s effectively conscious that if he stays in Edmonton, they’ve bought Draisaitl making 14 (million). They’ve bought Bouchard making 10 and 1 / 4, they bought nurse making 9.25. So, 10 and a half, excuse me for Bouchard.

I feel he’s going to say, I can’t fully forestall them from constructing proper. So, I nonetheless suppose he stays short-term, and I’m keen to be confirmed improper on that if it occurs.

Jim Matheson: “There isn’t a manner McDavid is signing deal for identical $17m AAV as Kaprizov. Perhaps he would give Oilers low cost at $18m AAV for 2-3 years on extension.”

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