Luke Fox of Sportsnet: Looking at the top remaining restricted free agents.
The Calgary Flames acquired Noah Hanifin in the Dougie Hamilton trade and over a week ago GM Brad Treliving said they were making progress.
“He’s certainly a priority for us. I’ve been speaking with his representatives regularly. I’d say we’re making progress,” Treliving told Sportsnet 960 on July 25 (listen here). “We’ll get him signed. The fact he doesn’t have arbitration rights doesn’t make him any less of a priority for us.