NHL Rumors: Latest Updates on P.K. Subban, Jamie Benn and Ryan O’Reilly

January 22nd, 2013 by Nicholas Goss Leave a reply »
The 2013 NHL season is three days old, and the top three restricted free agents remain unsigned.

P.K. Subban of the Montreal Canadiens, Jamie Benn of the Dallas Stars and Ryan O'Reilly of the Colorado Avalanche don't have a contract, and there are no reports of any of them being close to signing a new deal.

None of these teams will make the playoffs if their top RFA doesn't re-sign as soon as possible. Not only is money an issue with the three players, but contract terms may also be a major factor in these negotiations.

Unless they are making huge money in their second contract, players usually don't like to "burn" unrestricted free agent (UFA) years coming off their entry-level deals.

Let's look at the latest update on Subban, O'Reilly and Benn's contract situations.

 

P.K. Subban



Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin appears to be unwilling to give star defenseman P.K. Subban a massive second contract, and it's not hard to understand his reasoning.

While Subban is a top player and immensely important to the franchise, he's only played two years in the NHL and still ...

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