The New Cap Era

In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman talk about the piece on Matthew Mayich on Sportsnet.ca. They provide an update on Connor Hellebuyck as training camps open across the NHL (9:00). The guys talk about Shawn Horcoff being introduced as the Red Wings’ new GM and Dylan Larkin’s frustration after his trade request became public (23:00), before discussing Cutter Gauthier upcoming deal (38:00) and Ryan Leonard’s eight-year, $84 million deal with the Capitals (41:00) and the dawn of the new cap era. Elliotte also provides insight into Adam Fantilli’s contract negotiations and the dollar figure his camp has had in mind (49:00), while the guys react to Nikita Kucherov’s comments about the current state of hockey (51:00). The Final Thought looks ahead to the Leafs’ split-squad game in Toronto and a familiar face behind the opposing bench (57:00)

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