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Originally Posted by The Fonz
The World Cup is 20 days away, and these participants are without contracts:
Jacob Trouba
Johnny Gaudreau
Nikita Kucherov
Tobias Reider
I just don't see these guys taking on the risks associated with playing in this tournament, while not having an NHL contract in place. It's going to be an interesting 3 weeks!
Semi-related: I totally forgot that Filip Forsberg had signed a 6yr/6AAV deal. The Flames are surely using this as a comparable to Gaudreau, and hoping Kucherov signs something similar. Perhaps Treliving is holding firm, and offering the same contract that Monahan just signed.
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I believe all of these players have confirmed that they will play regardless of the contracts saying they will get insurance. In fact the Flames have one week to get Johnny signed as he will not negotiate during the tournament. I hope something gets done this week