The big trades are behind us. The huge moves in free agency have already happened. Heck, even the major contract extensions—cough, cough, P.K. Subban, cough—have gone down.
But the NHL hasn't gone completely dark on us just yet. While the top-shelf moves have been pulled off the rack, teams are still busy wheeling and dealing, even if it is just ensuring that they sign their own talent to extensions.
Let's break down the latest buzz around the league.
Ryan Johansen
One of those contract extensions that has seen its negotiations slowly bake in the summer sun is between Ryan Johansen and the Columbus Blue Jackets. And both the player and team are pretty darn tan at this point.
Aaron Portzline of The Columbus Dispatch has more:
Two weeks ago, it was reported in this space that contract talks between the Blue Jackets and restricted free agent center Ryan Johansen had taken a major step forward. Johansen's agent, Kurt Overhardt, made a two-year contract proposal to Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen, acknowledging that his ...
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