Hughes, Heiskanen and Makar Deals to Set Market for Fox Extension?

[Phil]

8. Would expect that contract talks ramp up in Vancouver on Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson over the next few days.

 

It’s going to be very interesting to see which of the talented young defenders — Hughes, Miro Heiskanen and Cale Makar — gets done first. Hughes is a little different than the other two, because he is not offer-sheet eligible. Ottawa’s Thomas Chabot signed for eight years and an AAV of $8 million in September 2019, which was prior to his final entry-level season. (He’s represented by Ian Pulver, who also reps Heiskanen.)

 

From what I understand, all three of them consider themselves “ahead” of Chabot at the time he extended. So that’s something to keep an eye on, although COVID-related finances make circumstances different. (I’d throw Adam Fox into the group as well, since he can be extended this summer. But he has another year on his current deal and may prefer to wait.)

 

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