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Yesterday’s News Today:
- Hurricanes to match Canadiens offer sheet to Sebastian Aho
- Hurricanes serve notice to NHL by matching the Aho offer sheet
Reading Assignments:
- Seabass, Sepe, Fishy, Sebastian, whatever you choose to call him doesn’t matter, all that does matter is he is back for at least five more years:
FIVE YEARS!
— Carolina Hurricanes (@NHLCanes) July 2, 2019
The #Canes intend to match the @CanadiensMTL offer sheet.
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- The Canadiens bid for Aho was nothing more than a window dressing. [Montreal Gazette]
- Montreal’s offer sheet was worth a shot according to Forbes. [Forbes]
- John Forslund stopped by the David Glenn show to talk all things Aho and NHL related. (First segment of the hour) [David Glenn Show]
- Not only did the Charlotte Checkers get it done on the ice, they got it done off the ice too. [Rinkside]
- The Canes signed a depth defenseman yesterday who will likely play mostly in Charlotte:
Carolina #Hurricanes signed UFA (No QO) d-man Alex Lintuniemi to a 1 year/2-way contract for 2019-20.
— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) July 2, 2019
NHL: $700,000
Minor: $85,000 https://t.co/xBSWXInMKI pic.twitter.com/RA2sXU4SZA
- Andrei Svechnikov and Jordan Martinook chimed in to welcome back Mr. Aho:
— Andrei Svechnikov (@ASvechnikov_37) July 2, 2019
Five more years of the fantastic Finn. I hope he is ready to have a tag along for dinner all year $$$ https://t.co/MMZIkGOVYf
— Jordan Martinook (@Martyman17) July 2, 2019
- Always the life of the party, Marty had some words for Petr Mrazek as well:
Whoa whoa whoa. Can’t forget about this stud either. So happy to have razzle dazzle back in the pipes. #dirty https://t.co/uBCIKnEj8k
— Jordan Martinook (@Martyman17) July 2, 2019
- And, for that matter, so did Mrazek himself:
- Another former Charlotte Checker is heading elsewhere to play this season:
The @Avalanche have signed free agents T.J. Tynan, Jayson Megna and Dan Renouf #NHLFreeAgency
— AHL (@TheAHL) July 2, 2019
Details: https://t.co/ItwfSMvdlz pic.twitter.com/JcgA1H4OlD