We might as well keep this on one list/discussion for the players who are opting out of the NHL Return to Play. I have also added those who are injured and have not been included by the teams in their training camp roster. Currently we know of the following.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
ARIZONA COYOTES
None
CALGARY FLAMES
D - Travis Hamonic - Opt Out
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
F - Andrew Shaw - Injury
COLORADO AVALANCHE
None
DALLAS STARS
D - Roman Polak - Opt Out
EDMONTON OILERS
D - Mike Green - Opt Out
MINNESOTA WILD
Greg Pateryn - Injury
NASHVILLE PREDATORS
None
ST LOUIS BLUES
D - Bouwmeester - Injury
VANCOUVER CANUCKS
F - Sven Baertschi - Opt Out
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS
None
WINNIPEG JETS
Bryan Little - Unknown (Injury)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
BOSTON BRUINS
D - Steven Kampfer - Opt Out
CAROLINA HURRICANES
None
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
None
FLORIDA PANTHERS
Assistant Coach - Mike Kitchen - Opt Out
MONTREAL CANADIENS
D - Karl Alzner - Opt Out
F - Max Domi - Opt Out(Conditional. Waiting 7-10 days to make the final decision)
NEW YORK RANGERS
None
NEW YORK ISLANDERS
None
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
Nolan Patrick - Unknown (Injury)
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
D - Zach Trotman - Injury (Mis-reported as opt-out initially)
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
None
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
None
WASHINGTON CAPITALS
None
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Man...I totally forgot they went out and got Mike Green.
Its hard to blame these guys. My money says that if the NHL werent being forced by third-party contracts to finish the season and deliver some content as well as being desperate for the revenue they'd have binned this season already.
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For the most part, these guys are a combination of well into their careers, who have made their money, and impending UFA unlikely to play for their team much longer. However as the depth chart shifts up by one, the guys joining the teams aren’t likely in that same place of privilege and their career can’t afford them sitting out.
I’m taking solace in the fact that the new guys will typically be younger and even less likely to have an adverse COVID outcome. I recognize that I’m in the minority but the imbalance of freedom makes me slightly uneasy.
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Mike Green's two-game Oilers tenure is going to be filed under "hey, remember when?" in a few years. Like Housley as a Leaf, Zuccarello as a Star, and Modin as a Flame.
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Mike Green's two-game Oilers tenure is going to be filed under "hey, remember when?" in a few years. Like Housley as a Leaf, Zuccarello as a Star, and Modin as a Flame.
Zucc was a beast for Dallas in the playoffs, he'll be remembered fondly for that
That's very true. Bad example... how about Kunitz as a Thrasher? I have yet to find any photographic evidence that actually happened.
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Olli Jokinen as a Coyote is still odd to me. I know that's where the Flames got him from, but.... how did he get there????
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Players Opting Out of/Missing Return To Play
