Zegras gone.
Drysdale gone.
McTavish gone.
Carlsson offer sheeted.
Gauthier, who he got for Drysdale, in a contract deadlock.
Mintyukov about to be offered sheeted.
Did I miss anyone?
Verbeek on a generational run.
One big difference between #Flyers offer sheet of Shea Weber in 2012 and Leo Carlsson in 2026 is the massive cash up front isn’t poisonous for Anaheim like it was for Nashville.
The belief was Preds needed a cash call from their large ownership partners to match Weber signing bonuses. It was stressful to pay that much in such a short period of time, and beautifully designed to hit that pressure point.
Henry Samueli is now one of the wealthiest owners in the #NHL. If it’s a question for #FlyTogether to match, it’s about team cap structure and little more.
It’s also a reminder for the Ducks that negotiating as hard as they typically do - grinding every player to a stump with their leverage - might feel good in the moment, but could cost you dearly in the long run. The best way to not be subject to an offer sheet is to get the player signed last summer or in the middle of last season. Because even if they’re keeping Carlsson, their future is jammed up with the highest paid player in the league (AAV) in key RFA years where had Verbeek/Solomon swallowed hard and “overpaid” it would still be paltry to $18 mil.
What’s that saying? Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
Question how the refs called it a goal on the ice all you want, but at the end of the day, that's a good goal.
We know the size of the puck and the size of the line even if you can't explicitly see white ice between them.