What will the Calgary Flames do with Matthew Tkachuk?
TSN: Matthew Tkachuk’s agent Don Meehan updated negotiations between the Calgary Flames and the Tkachuk, stating that his client set his position on a new contract in June.
“We took an approach where by we would be very proactive and progressive with Calgary,” Meehan told reporters at the Serge Savard Golf Tournament held west of Montreal. “We started early, and we set a position. We didn’t really have to wait. We formulated a position that we thought would be fair and we gave that to Calgary probably in the early part of June.
The issue is the Flames only have $7.76 million in cap space remaining for this season with RFA Andrew Mangiapane also in need of a new contract. If Tkachuk is looking for a contract similar to the one Sebastian Aho signed, the Flames will need to make a trade to free up the cap space needed.
The Flames could offer a bridge contract at a lower salary but it is looking like Tkachuk wants a contract with term and a salary around $8.5 million/year.
Latest contract signings around the league
Arthur Staple: The New York Islanders signed Michael Dal-Colle to a two-year deal while Joshua Ho-Sang agreed to a one-year contract. Dal Colle’s contract is a one-way deal. Dal Colle gets $700K AAV while Ho-Sang gets $874,000 if he plays in the NHL and $70,000 if playing in the minors.
CapFriendly: The Colorado Avalanche signed Valeri Nichushkin to a one-year deal. He gets paid $850,000 for one season.
