Elliotte Friedman: There have been a few teams that have inquired about Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson who have been told that he is off the market. The Coyotes and Ekman-Larsson’s agent are not commenting, but it looks like there may be a verbal agreement. He is not eligible to officially sign a contract extension until July 1st.
Craig Morgan of Arizona Sports: The Arizona Coyotes and Oliver Ekman-Larsson are closing in on an eight-year contract extension according to multiple sources.
An eight-year deal at an $8.25 million salary cap hit had been previously reported by ArizonaSports, but it’s not known if those numbers have changed.