Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Salary cap crunch makes for early NHL trade opportunities (Yahoo Sports)

FILE - In this April 25, 2016 file photo, Anaheim Ducks goalie Frederik Andersen, of Denmark, takes a drink in the second period of Game 6 against the Nashville Predators in an NHL hockey first-round Stanley Cup playoff in Nashville, Tenn. With the salary cap expected to remain flat, the Maple Leafs and Panthers were opportunistic in giving up draft picks to acquire NHL-caliber help. The Maple Leafs traded first- and second-round picks to the Anaheim Ducks for Andersen and signed the 26-year-old goaltender to a $25 million, five-year deal. AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

The echoes of a Stanley Cup parade in Pittsburgh have only just faded and NHL teams are already getting down to business preparing for next season. There are still a few days left before the draft and the free agent negotiating window that follows, and general managers are wasting no time making trades to prepare for the jockeying that's about to come. On Monday, the Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres and Florida Panthers all made moves to address their immediate future.


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