Jimmy Murphy: A source that is part of an NHL teams management: “Your tweet earlier on #Tavares staying if Garth and Doug stay is right. Tavares didn’t want Lou and I don’t think Lou wanted JT and that contract. Lou doesn’t do big contracts. Kovalchuk’s in NJ was owners’ doing not his!”
Kucherov signing could put Stone and Duchene in the $7.5 plus range …
Don Brennon of the Ottawa Sun: With the Tampa Bay Lightning locking up Nikita Kucherov for $9.