Looking ahead to next summer the two significant expiring contracts are those of Pekka Rinne and Ryan Ellis. Contract negotiations or lack thereof between Rinne and the team will be more straight forward than they will be with Ellis. The bearded blue-liner will turn 28 in January and will be playing out the last year of his very team friendly 5 year $12.5 million dollar deal. After a player’s RFA years have been exhausted contract leverage finally changes hands. This will likely be the last chance Ellis will get to hit a significant payday as an NHL player.
What Would The Next Contract For Ryan Ellis Look Like?
