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The Calgary Flames signed forward Dillon Dube to a three-year contract with an average annual value of $2.3 million, the team announced Thursday.

Dube was a restricted free agent this offseason upon the expiry of his entry-level contract. Calgary drafted him 56th overall in 2016.

The 23-year-old is coming off the most productive season of his career. He notched 22 points in 51 games while averaging over 13 minutes of ice time per contest - all personal bests.


With Dube signed, defenseman Connor Mackey is Calgary's only remaining RFA. The Flames have approximately $3 million in cap space, according to Cap Friendly.
 
And the saga continues...

The Jack Eichel saga in Buffalo has a new development.

The Sabres star has parted ways with longtime agents Peter Fish and Peter Donatelli and is now represented by Pat Brisson of CAA Hockey, reports The Buffalo News' Mike Harrington.

Brisson is one of the biggest agents in hockey, representing the likes of Sidney Crosby, Nathan MacKinnon, Anze Kopitar, Patrick Kane, and John Tavares. His roster of clients also includes young stars such as Trevor Zegras, Jack Hughes, Elias Pettersson, and Cole Caufield.


Eichel's previous agents were actively trying to broker a trade for the disgruntled forward over the summer. In late July, the agents issued a statement that the "process is not working" and they expected a trade to happen before the opening of the league's free-agency period.

The 24-year-old is still reportedly seeking to undergo an artificial disk replacement surgery for his neck, but the Sabres have denied his request to undergo the procedure. With the season now rapidly approaching, it's unclear when Eichel will be able to resume play.
 
Hollywood said:
And the saga continues...

The Jack Eichel saga in Buffalo has a new development.

The Sabres star has parted ways with longtime agents Peter Fish and Peter Donatelli and is now represented by Pat Brisson of CAA Hockey, reports The Buffalo News' Mike Harrington.

Brisson is one of the biggest agents in hockey, representing the likes of Sidney Crosby, Nathan MacKinnon, Anze Kopitar, Patrick Kane, and John Tavares. His roster of clients also includes young stars such as Trevor Zegras, Jack Hughes, Elias Pettersson, and Cole Caufield.


Eichel's previous agents were actively trying to broker a trade for the disgruntled forward over the summer. In late July, the agents issued a statement that the "process is not working" and they expected a trade to happen before the opening of the league's free-agency period.

The 24-year-old is still reportedly seeking to undergo an artificial disk replacement surgery for his neck, but the Sabres have denied his request to undergo the procedure. With the season now rapidly approaching, it's unclear when Eichel will be able to resume play.
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his contract is a deal breaker ... they need to retain some salary to find a trade partner .
it really sucks for Buffalo right now. ...
 
The Hurricanes' social media staff clearly enjoyed the move, tweeting "LOL" with the accompanying press release, following that up with a tweet in French, and then making it clear this was payback for Montreal tendering an offer sheet for Hurricanes star Sebastian Aho in 2019.





 
Ginormousthumbs said:
With a $20 signing bonus. 😁
Get those draft picks.
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I would already be calling around the league to see what I could do with the extra picks. Carolina would be forced to keep him for the year then qualify him at a minimum of 6.1M for the next 4 years or he walks. Pretty stupid of Carolina to throw money at this considering they were too cheap to pay their goalies, hamilton and bean. Call the bluff. Sucks because I like KK, but I don't think he's worth 6.1M and the cap space that would take up.

As a bonus, Carolina fucks their own cap situation... puts them in the perfect position to see Necas getting an offer sheet next summer.
 
Turbo said:
I would already be calling around the league to see what I could do with the extra picks. Carolina would be forced to keep him for the year then qualify him at a minimum of 6.1M for the next 4 years or he walks. Pretty stupid of Carolina to throw money at this considering they were too cheap to pay their goalies, hamilton and bean. Call the bluff. Sucks because I like KK, but I don't think he's worth 6.1M and the cap space that would take up.

As a bonus, Carolina fucks their own cap situation... puts them in the perfect position to see Necas getting an offer sheet next summer.
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I’m starting to get the feeling that Carolina doesn’t know what they’re doing.
 
Ginormousthumbs said:
I’m starting to get the feeling that Carolina doesn’t know what they’re doing.
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Blinded by revenge, it seems. Weird thing is they were advantaged by the Aho offer sheet since it's pretty reasonable. Maybe they didn't like the attached signing bonus, but now they might saddle themselves with another (EDIT: LOL, I just realized the signing bonus is $20 not M$20... that's funny).

Montreal still needs to think hard about this because they'd need a center to replace KK - maybe keeping him for the year is the right move, idk. He's certainly not worth the offer though. I mean, Tyler Bozak is available if they need to fill the space.
 
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