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SAN JOSE Nikita Kucherov Jersey , Calif. (AP) Having missed out on the biggest prize on the free-agent market, the San Jose Sharks are now content to wait and use their ample salary cap space to acquire a difference maker in a trade if one becomes available.The free agency period opened Sunday with star center John Tavares turning down an offer from San Jose to sign a $77 million, seven-year deal with his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs.The Sharks also finalized a $64 million, eight-year extension with Logan Couture but saw their hopes of teaming him and Tavares as a formidable pair of top two centers thwarted.Wilson said he viewed Tavares as the only difference maker on the open market in free agency and didnât feel like he missed out on getting another player while negotiating with Tavares.âIt didnât really get in the way of anything else we were looking at because our commitment was to take this swing at him, and we knew that if we didnât get him and we couldnât match up to his childhood dream of him going home, we understand that,â Wilson said. âBut weâre still positioned, just like weâve always been historically to add players through trade.âThe Sharks still have approximately $20 million in salary cap space, some of which will be used to re-sign Joe Thornton in a deal that should be completed quickly, according to Wilson. San Jose also needs to sign restricted free agent forwards Tomas Hertl and Chris Tierney but will have money to acquire other players if they become available on the trade market.Wilson sees no reason to rush into any moves with a core in place that also includes high-scoring forwards Evander Kane and Joe Pavelski, defensemen Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Brent Burns, as well as goaltender Martin Jones.âAs far as exploring other players http://www.tampabaylightningteamshop.com/authentic...lat-jer sey , we looked at it. John was the one that we wanted to swing at,â Wilson said. âWe feel that we have a very good hockey team. I mean we had 100 points last year without Jumbo and actually without Kaner most of the year. We scored 252 goals. Weâve got a good hockey team, but Iâve always explored every opportunity to add players of this ilk to our team, and thatâs what we did. But do we feel like we lost out on anything? No, not really.âKeeping Couture was much easier than luring away Tavares since he never had any desire to leave the franchise he initially joined as a first-round pick in 2007.Couture was San Joseâs most dependable center last season, often matching up against the opponentâs top line and providing plenty of offense of his own from the second line. Couture had a career-high 34 goals last year and was a major part of the power play and penalty killing units.âEveryone loves playing in San Jose,â Couture said. âI donât just say that because I play there. You ask around the league and a lot of guys have heard all the great things about playing in San Jose and playing for the Sharks. I think that speaks volumes of why these big-name free agents have the Sharks on their list, because of the great things they hear about the organization, and thereâs much about the Sharks that makes it very difficult to want to leave. So Iâve wanted to stay and Iâm very happy.âThe 29-year-old has 213 goals and 224 assists in 582 career games. He also has been a postseason standout, leading the NHL with 30 points in 2016 when he helped San Jose reach the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in franchise history before losing to Pittsburgh in six games.Couture has 34 goals and 47 assists in 96 career playoff games, ranking in the top 10 in the NHL in playoff goals and points since making his postseason debut in 2010.He feels the pieces are in place for more postseason runs, even without Tavares on board.âOur teamâs goal is to win right now Womens Ryan Callahan Jersey ,â he said. âItâs not to wait a few years. We want to go out. We want to win. Obviously the goal going into next year is to win the Stanley Cup. Thatâs many teams goal. Iâm sure Doug has many things he has going on but obviously thatâs not my job.â Thanks, Vegas.The Stanley Cup Final run of the expansion Golden Knights contributed to what is expected to be a healthy increase for the salary cap, giving NHL teams more freedom to make deals. With elite center John Tavares, top defenseman John Carlson and a strong group of free agents available soon, the ceiling for player spending will rise to between $78 and $82 million from $75 million.âThe higher the better,â said Brian MacLellan, whose Washington Capitals won the Stanley Cup. âIt makes it a lot more fun.âGentlemen, open your wallets â players like Tavares, Carlson and forwards James van Riemsdyk and Paul Stastny wonât come cheap.With GMs meeting Thursday in Dallas ahead of this weekendâs draft, trade talk is percolating before free agency opens July 1. Ottawa has already traded winger Mike Hoffman, and Buffalo center Ryan OâReilly, Pittsburgh forward Phil Kessel Ryan McDonagh Jersey , Montreal captain Max Pacioretty and Washington backup goaltender Philipp Grubauer could all be on the move.Ottawa captain Erik Karlsson is the star who will go to the highest bidder if the Senators are willing to trade the Norris Trophy-winning defenseman with one year remaining on his contract. GM Pierre Dorion seemed to be in a tough spot after it was revealed last week that Karlssonâs wife had filed an order of protection against Hoffmanâs girlfriend, Monika Caryk, alleging harassment and bullying. He solved that issue by acquiring Mikkel Boedker from the San Jose Sharks for Hoffman in the first major trade of the offseason.San Jose flipped Hoffman to Florida soon thereafter, freeing up salary-cap space to pursue Tavares or Russian standout Ilya Kovalchuk. The Panthers got a 20-goal scorer in Hoffman, whoâs just 28.More immediate decisions await the Islanders and Capitals. New York could make a move to re-sign Tavares before he can begin speaking with other teams on Monday, and recently hired president of hockey operations Lou Lamoriello has to hire a new coach.The Islanders mightâve gotten a fortunate bounce when Barry Trotz resigned from his job with Washington less than two weeks after lifting the Cup. Re-signing Tavares and hiring a replacement for fired coach Doug Weight go hand-in-hand.If it doesnât work out and Tavares hits the open market, a contract with an annual salary approaching Connor McDavidâs $12.5 million isnât out of the question. Nashville GM David Poile said cap situations put five or six teams in position for top-end free agents â and knock about half the league out of the running.âWe all have different commitments already of contracts,â Poile said. âSome teams have a lot of room. Some teams donât have very much room.âBig-revenue teams with money to spend include the retooling New York Rangers and the rising Toronto Maple Leafs. The Rangers are among several teams linked to Kovalchuk, the 35-year-old winger whoâs looking to return to the NHL after five seasons in the Kontinental Hockey League.Former Los Angeles Kings defenseman Slava Voynov, who won an Olympic gold medal with Kovalchuk, is back in the U.S. and could be on the way to returning. Voynov was convicted of domestic abuse and is suspended indefinitely by the NHL, which makes it unclear how a team will pave the way for him to play.âRight now heâs a suspended player Christopher Tanev Jersey , and until anything changes there, I donât think weâre in a position to comment any further,â Kings GM Rob Blake said. âA lot of this has to take place between him, his agent and the National Hockey League.âDozens of current free agents donât know where theyâll be playing next season. Beyond Tavares, Carlson is the most in-demand pending free agent after leading all defensemen in regular-season and playoff points.Carlson plans to have his day with the Stanley Cup in Washington, but because of the uncertainty of the offseason, thereâs no guarantee heâll be there this fall.âWeâll see what happens,â Carlson said. âI love it here and all that, I want to stay here, but thereâs more to it than that.ââ
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