Jimmy Vesey watch is now on around the league.
On Monday NHL clubs will have their first opportunity to meet face-to-face with Vesey and his agent Peter Fish.
As reported last month here, Vesey only has a list of six teams he plans to consider signing with.
Where are the Penguins in all of this going into Monday? [hide]
Pretty much on the sidelines.
Unlike the Chicago Blackhawks that have been watching Vesey like a hawk this month while he skates four times a week at a local hometown rink of his, the Penguins have not gone out of their way to start laying the groundwork for a signing like some teams are behind the scenes.
Penguins officials have told the agent Peter Fish, that if Vesey has a legitimate interest in Pittsburgh, then the Penguins will conduct a meeting but the team is not planning to be pounding on the door to get one.
Things can always change, but doesn’t appear Pittsburgh is going to be much of a player here, though, the Penguins being awarded a meeting is not being ruled out by the Vesey camp.
The Buffalo Sabres, New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs and New Jersey Devils are the six primary teams I’m hearing. As mentioned last month, the Devils are a darkhorse candidate to sign Vesey due to the presence of Tom Fitzgerald in the organization who is close to the Vesey family.
That’s a team Fish and Vesey have been looking at very closely.
Extension Talks
Jim Rutherford and his staff are planning to get together in a little less than two weeks to begin going over the group of players who are eligible to sign extensions this season.
The four primary players these discussions will center around are certainly goaltender Matt Murray, defenseman Brian Dumoulin, center Nick Bonino and defenseman Trevor Daley.
Daley and Bonino can become free agents after the 2017-2018 season.
The Penguins internally believe Nick Bonino is going to be a really tough signing to get done with the agent Peter Fish believing he can get Bonino a $5 million+ a year pay day.
Prior to most of the management team going on vacation in mid-July, close associates to Rutherford believed the Penguins GM would prioritize getting an extension done with Trevor Daley very early into the season.
Because of Daley’s skating ability, Pittsburgh feels Daley has another three or so impact seasons left in him and Daley’s value in the room is something coaches rave about.
Daley is also a Rich Curran client.
Curran and Rutherford are best friends.
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Another W for Vogelsong. #BennyKnows
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Current Medal Count:
US – 26 gold, 21 silver, 22 bronze
Canada – 2 gold, 2 silver, 9 bronze
69 medals to 13.
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Nickelback is from Canada
Jaso sucks
Wonder what Zetterberg thinks?
A-Fraud retire yet?
Another American star gets caught with cheating with steroids
#RadulovsMatter
#FatGayLivesMatter
Every time you see a top American athletes the answer is simple cheater.
Spoken like a true crybaby. I can’t blame you, though. If my country was as inept and irrelevant as Canada, I’d be disgruntled as well.
Yes Same he did. That joke of yours never lands.
Ben Johnson.
Completely fabricated rumour that Daley is likely to get an extension. With the expansion draft looming and the Pens guaranteed to protect Letang, Dumo, and Maattaa, it makes zero sense for both Daley and the Pens to do a deal. If Daley re-signs it basically forces the Pens hand to protect 8 skaters instead of 7F and 3D as he’s not going to agree to an extension without a NMC.
Fabricated rumor on TOOPS????
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bonino isn’t worth 5 mil per season. he’ll put up 12 goals in 28 points as soon as he is away from the speed of kessel and hagelin.
So we can peg him for at least 20 and 50. Cool.
Bonino will not put up 70 points after he leaves the pens.
If Malkin can’t put 70 points then bonino can’t either
Well he’s done it seven times and averaged over a ppg last season, so I’d say he can. I’ll gladly leave the floor to you two geniuses though.
malkin is a paycheck stealing thief. no excuse for that guy to not score 40 and have 100 points every season. trade him now.
Way to prove my point.
Yes there is he is injured once pens hit the month of January but gets healed as soon as pens are out of the playoffs and he is in Plane the Next day I wonder if some planes offer special doctor treatments .Must be the healing power of the Atlantic Ocean
Somewhere in that vicious attack on the English language I believe you argued that he gets hurt in January then recovers after they are knocked out of the playoffs… except the two years they have won in this era. You know… 2 cups since 2009 which is still more than half the league has in their history lol.
Sid is barely a point per game player. Trade him. Right Yogurt?
i bet the pens extend st.bleury. best goalie to ever live.
How do you extend someone who’s already under contract, yogurt?
Aliens, thats how
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