The San Jose Sharks need to add some leadership
Sheng Peng of NBC Sports Bay Area: The San Jose Sharks need to 'create a good, competitive situation' for top prospect Will Smith and expected first round pick Macklin Celebrini.
The Sharks are in no position and it doesn't make sense to give pending top UFAs a big, long-term deal or give up meaningful assets to trade for someone like Mitch Marner.
If Logan Couture can't play a full season, he'll be thin under center. They could use a veteran center at six. The New York Islanders will be looking to shed some salary and two-year Jean-Gabriel Pageau at $5 million is a possible option.
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The shy, goal-scoring defensive player could be on GM Mike Grier's offseason radar. Could Canucks pending UFA Dakota Joshua be an option?
They could use a few more right backs. Dylan DeMelo and Sean Walker could be attractive to them.
The Boston Bruins may be looking at several centers
Jimmy Murphy of Boston Hockey Now: The Boston Bruins have tried to trade center Elias Lindholm before. He is a pending UFA that may reach July 1. Elliotte Friedman said 32 Thoughts: The Podcast that the Vegas Golden Knights' pending UFA center Chandler Stephenson could be another option.
“So I expect them to get into him when he comes to the market. Someone said to me – throw Chandler Stephenson's name in there. I think a lot of people expect Stephenson to be on Boston's radar. People believe that Boston will get a center.
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When the Bruins say they're going to do something, they usually do. And they tend to attract good players to them because they are usually a very well run organization. So I think there's – whether it's Lindholm or Stephenson or somebody we're missing right now. There is certainly a belief that Boston will do something here in the middle as they promised.”
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