Storm Advisory 6/28/19: NHL News, Links, and Daily Roundup

Ranking the top UFAs by position, which team could actually poach Mitch Marner, and Elliotte Friedman’s 31 Thoughts

By Jake Lerch Jun 28, 2019, 9:15am EDT

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The Hurricanes’ Patrick Marleau era has officially come to an end. We will have a full breakdown of his legendary Hurricanes career coming on the twelfth of never.

The Hurricanes bought out the final season of Patrick Marleau's contract Thursday. The forward, who turns 40 on Sept. 15, was entering the last of a three-year, $18.75 million contract he signed with the Maple Leafs on July 2, 2017.https://t.co/nEnh5u1DE6
— NHL.com (@NHLdotcom) June 27, 2019

Nicolas Roy bids farewell to the Hurricanes organization after his trade to Vegas:

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Thank you very much to @nhlcanes @checkershockey ! Thanks to my teammates, coaches and fans for everything! It was an amazing experience! In saying that, I am so excited to be a part of @vegasgoldenknights looking forward to start this new adventure!

A post shared by Nicolas roy (@nicoroy55) on Jun 27, 2019 at 4:58pm PDT

Canes’ Suzuki, Cotton: same position, same goal, different paths. [News and Observer]
Six predictions for the upcoming NHL free agency period. [CBS Sports]
Ranking the top UFA players by position. [Sporting News]
Who could actually poach Mitch Marner from Leafs? [Yahoo Sports]
Elliotte Friedman’s 31 Thoughts (with mentions of Aho, Mrazek, McElhinney). [SportsNet]
AHL market number 32: Palm Springs.

Palm Springs has officially applied for an AHL expansion franchise for the Seattle NHL expansion club.

It involves the team, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, OVG, and Live Nation.#AHL
— PATRICK WILLIAMS (@pwilliamsNHL) June 27, 2019

Wait I’m sorry who is the third favorite to spend the most money in free agency?!

Which @NHL team will spend the most on Free Agents during the Free Agency Period?@FlaPanthers EVEN@PredsNHL +190@NHLCanes +1100@Avalanche +1100@BlueJacketsNHL +1100@NJDevils +1100@Senators +1100@NHLJets +1100@NYRangers +1500

Odds via Bovada
— Odds Shark (@OddsShark) June 27, 2019