Evan’s NHL Daily: 84 Game Season Coming? Examining a Rodrigues Extension

If you like NHL hockey, you might get to see more of it next season. Not a ton more, but two additional regular season games are apparently an option, as the league is looking at options that might raise the salary cap. On the ice, the Florida Panthers are now one game away from moving on to the Stanley Cup finals, but may be without their top center.

With the Colorado Avalanche, we took a look at what a potential Evan Rodrigues extension could look like, assuming both sides want to make it work in Colorado.

All that and more in this Tuesday edition of Evan’s Daily.

Colorado Hockey Now

Evan Rodrigues was a solid addition to the Avalanche lineup, but was on a great deal. That deal expires on July 1, so what could a potential contract extension look like?

Season in Review continues, with a look at J.T. Compher. The soon-to-be free agent had the best season of his career, but after the trade deadline, things fell apart a bit.

I’m assuming people have repressed most of the 2010’s from their memory, but if you’re looking for a reminder, look no further than the current World Championships going on.

For Tuesday, look for a mailbag with new questions, and on Wednesday, part one of a multiple part film room of top Russian prospect Nikolai Kovalenko.

NHL Season About To Get Longer?

Larry Brooks of the New York Post reported that the NHLPA is willing to discuss increasing the NHL schedule to 84 games, in hopes of potentially increasing the salary cap. The league and the PA are set to meet this week to go over a variety of topics, one of which might be shortening training camp.

What do you think of a longer season? To me, the regular season is already too long as it is. Obviously, they’re looking to do this to help the cap go up as much as it can, but two games isn’t much. I would have to imagine a shorter preseason would have to be looked at if you’re adding to the regular season.

NHL Playoffs

Sergei Bobrovsky is earning that $10 million paycheck, as he shut out the Carolina Hurricanes, giving the Panthers a commanding 3-0 lead in the series.

The unfortunate news, however, is that the Panthers lost Alex Barkov in the first period and he never returned. Something to keep an eye on moving forward.

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National Hockey Now

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BHN: Are the Bruins and Oilers a good match to make a deal?

SJHN: Get to know some of the top prospects in the NHL Draft off the ice.

Philly Hockey Now: The State of the Flyers? Well, they need some defense.

MHN: The Canadiens chose to keep one trade retention spot open. Are they going to use it this summer?

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