Can Auston Matthews command $11 Million next year; does Horvat for Pastrnak have any legs; Draisaitl and Connor locked up for 8; looking at Flames prospects; the NHL got something wrong with the Jets; Kessel, Shinkaruk, Puljujarvi and more in this week’s Nation Roundup brought to you by the Daily Dugout.
In the Roundup, we go around the Nation Network and give you some of the best articles of the last couple weeks. Every once in a while it’s good to know what other teams are doing, or maybe you find an interesting article you wouldn’t have found otherwise.
Note* This article is posted across all Nation Network team sites so comments are an open forum.
LEAFS
Working through the hypothetical Kadri trade to the Rangers (Pat Keogh)
5 Divisional opponents the Leafs should worry about (Scott Maxwell)
The ‘not Top 20’ Leafs prospects (Jon Steitzer)
Can Auston Matthews really command $11 Million next year? (Sammi Sibler)
CANUCKS
Who wins the Bo Horvat for David Pastrnak trade? (J.D. Burke)
Does Brendan Gaunce have more offensively? (J.D. Burke)
The Swedish scoring touch (Graphic comments)
JETS
Perreault sounds off: “No more excuses” (Art Middleton)
The Jets are not this year’s Colorado Avalanche (Rob Mahon)
The NHL Network got it wrong, so wrong (Art Middleton)
RED WINGS
Who is the most likely to be traded? (Nick Seguin)
Wings new arena update (Erin Lynch)
FLAMES
Would you sign Jagr? (Kent Wilson)
Prospect #13: Hunter Shinkaruk (Kent Wilson)
What’s the plan for Tyler Wotherspoon? (Christian Tiberi)
Tumbling: Flames #15 prospect Emile Poirier (Ari Yanover)
OILERS
Draisaitl: Dynamic duo locked up for the next 8 years (Cam Lewis)
Waiting on Puljujarvi (Robin Brownlee)
Rememberle (Lowetide)
1st Rnd Pick: Kailer Yamamoto things (Chris the Intern)
Top 100 Oilers: #7 Kevin Lowe (Robin Brownlee)
Get your tickets for the Oilersnation Open golf tournament presented by ATB Financial.
Hockeyfights.com – Scrap of the week
More from around the Network
Phil Kessel is a treasure (Cam Lewis)
The importance of face to face of a franchise (Jayson Sparks)
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Can the Oilers afford to keep Jesse if he pans out as well as Leon or P.Laine in next year or two? For that matter , can Oilers now afford realistically another tier one elite player for quite some time ?
The Penguins have Crosby, Malkin, Kessel and Letang. There is no reason (except maybe poor management) why the Oilers couldn’t do it.
1.2 Mill of Kessel`s 8mill salary is retained salary for the next 5 seasons, Malkin and Crosby salary combined is 18.2mill cap hit . Not saying the Oilers can`t do it , but someone will have to go next year, like RNH to balance the books