The Detroit Red Wings may have a real offer-sheet problem on their hands with Simon Edvinsson.
On The Sheet with Jeff Marek, Marek said the threat is not just theoretical. “I do think the threat of an offer sheet for c, by the way, is quite real. I would imagine that between Adam Fantilli and Connor Bedard, the chance of an offer sheet rests mainly with the player in Columbus, not so much in Chicago.”
In Philadelphia, the Jamie Drysdale situation is moving toward a deal, but the market has changed the numbers. Brandon J.
Sommermann reported that “sounds like some progress has been made but recent deals in the defense market has made price go up. Still both sides expect multi-year deal for Drysdale to get done before arbitration.
But AAV could get to mid-$6M range now.”
The Flyers’ offseason, though, may not have much more noise left in it. Bill Meltzer said the rest of the summer could stay quiet unless something develops out of sight. He noted they probably won’t be jumping right into the hunt for another possible first-line center.
Meltzer also pointed to a few key items still hanging over the organization: “1) Matvei Michkov is an RFA next summer. An extension will be needed.
- As with Beckett Sennecke in Anaheim, Porter Martone is eligible for a proactive extension next summer, taking effect for 2028-29.
- The overall main focus likely shifts back to young players developing more.
- I do think the Flyers could seek a stopgap PP defenseman for 3rd pair at 5-on-5 and PP duty. The alternative is hoping someone like Jiricek is ready and can handle it. (I’m not very comfortable with that).”
Elsewhere on the rumor board, Daily Faceoff’s Matt Larkin laid out the top remaining unrestricted free agents. The list includes Anthony Mantha, Patrick Kane, Patrik Laine, Logan Stanley, Vladimir Tarasenko, Michael Bunting, Eeli Tolvanen, Cam Talbot, John Klingberg, Nick Blankenburg, James van Riemsdyk, Connor Ingram and David Perron.
Larkin’s rankings also included Adam Henrique, Carson Soucy and James Reimer, along with a bubble group of Calle Jarnkrok, Jesse Puljujarvi, Reilly Smith, Danton Heinen, Matt Grzelcyk, Mike Reilly, Jeff Petry, Pavol Regenda, Philipp Kurashev and Evander Kane.
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Martones rise has him looking like a strong Calder Trophy candidate, while Michkovs next step will help shape how aggressively the Flyers have to move when his turn comes. Briere has given himself some flexibility by keeping enough salary mobility in the system, but the real challenge is obvious enough: Philadelphia may be forced to pay for two cornerstone talents before long, and the timing of Michkovs performance could make that bill even more complicated. [Read more 🡒]