Craig Morgan: Jordan Martinook‘s agent said that they and the Coyotes are “close” on a deal for the RFA forward but he thinks the Coyotes may want to go to salary arbitration on July 26th.
On the New Jersey Devils …
Andrew Gross of The Record: Devils GM Ray Shero on re-signing their restricted free agents.
“I don’t foresee any problems. Obviously none filed for arbitration and there are some that we’ll take over the next couple days. There’s no rush. You want to make sure it’s the right deal for the team and the player, and guys like Damon Severson we’ll take some time on because we’ll get some different options with him.