The Flames gained’t rush into naming a brand new GM and you may’t use the phrase rebuild
Eric Francis of Sportsnet: There is not any timeline set for when the Calgary Flames will identify their subsequent GM in accordance with the president of hockey operations and interim GM Don Maloney. They could have a protracted listing of GM candidates to kind by means of that may embody Flames assistant GMs Craig Conroy and Brad Pascall.
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The Flames’ tradition wants fixing this offseason. They have seven core gamers who will probably be free brokers after subsequent season and some need out now. Could there be a rebuild or retool coming?
“I’m not allowed to ever use the word rebuild,” mentioned president and CEO John Bean.
The Ottawa Senators might want to discover a goaltender this offseason
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Ottawa Senators GM Pierre Dorion wasn’t overly proud of their goaltending as an entire this previous season. They used seven completely different goaltenders.
Dorion has mentioned they’ll have a look at the free agent and commerce market to see what is obtainable. They will search for somebody to separate time with Anton Forsberg, who must be able to return from two MCL tears.
Mads Sogaard seems to be their goalie of the future.
“He’ll be our goalie of the future whenever that might be,” Dorion mentioned. “It is likely to be subsequent 12 months. It is likely to be two years from now. But I do know he’s received the instruments and the mindset to be an excellent No. 1 on this league.
“We know we have some good prospects, but we have to find a solution for now.”
The goaltender market this offseason is “thin” in accordance with NHL executives.
If the Senators are prepared to go the commerce route, how a lot are they prepared to surrender? Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson has 4 years left at a $6.4 million cap hit. He had a .899 save share and 3.99 GAA.
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Los Angeles Kings goaltender Joonas Korpisalo is a pending UFA and the Senators kicked tires on him at the commerce deadline.
Other pending UFA goalies in Anthony Stolarz, Alex Stalock and Frederik Andersen.
