NHL Rumors: Ducks, Kings, Falcons, Hurricanes, Flyers, Preds, Red Wings, Blackhawks and Penguins

Quick hits on the Ducks, Kings, Caps, Hurricanes, Flyers, Preds, Red Wings, and Blackhawks

David Pagnotta of the Fourth Season: The Anaheim Ducks are getting calls from Frank Vatrano after his 37-goal season. He has one year left on his contract.

The Los Angeles Kings and Washington Capitals are looking for top six players.

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brett Pesce will likely hit the open market on July 1st. There will be a lot of interest.

The Hurricanes have had some interest in Travis Konecny, and the Philadelphia Flyers have had interest in Martin Necas but there may not be a way to trade just yet.

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Others wonder about the big story involving Martin Necas and Juuse Saros. It doesn’t sound like the Nashville Predators are interested in paying Saros $8 million and a long-term deal.

Detroit Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman is in the goaltending market and has tapped Linus Ullmark and Saros. He will not give up “primary goods” for a short-term fix.

The Chicago Blackhawks have some interest in Trevor Zegras and are looking for a top scorer.

A few trade candidates for the Pittsburgh Penguins and numbers for two potential acquisitions

Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Potential trade candidates for the Pittsburgh Penguins are forwards Reilly Smith and Rickard Rakell, and defensemen Ryan Graves and Marcus Pettersson.

They may have to throw in some assets to find someone to take on Graves’ contract. He has five years left at $4.5 million.

Pettersson has one year remaining at $4.025 million and will generate plenty of interest.

Buying Smith and Graves could save them significant money next year, but if they buy Graves, he’ll be in their cap for ten years.

Smith’s acquisition will save them $2.7 million next year but add $1.33 million in 2025-26.

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Graves’ buyout will be $1.75 million next year ($2.75 million savings), then $2.5 million cap ($2 million savings), $3.5 million over two years ($1 million), $3.75 million per year the fifth ($750,000 in savings), then a five-year cap hit of $750,000.