Red Wings Rumblings
Happy Friday, friends. Football season is officially here, and that means hockey season is just around the corner! To cap off the week, we have some reports regarding Moritz Seider and Lucas Raymond to talk about.
Raymond and the Wings are reportedly focused on a long-term deal. That’s according to David Pagnotta from The Fourth Period:
“TFP’s David Pagnotta reported on Thursday that Detroit and Raymond’s camp at CAA are concentrating on a long-term contract as opposed to a short-term bridge deal, but the two sides remain in discussions as of Thursday morning.
“They aren’t there yet, but they are talking a lot and trying to hammer away and get this done,” Pagnotta said. “The focus is still on long-term, and talks have gained traction, but they’re still grinding away at it.”
Contract talks have picked up over the last 10 days or so and with 13 days until training camps open across the NHL, there is still time to get a new contract ironed out before players report to their clubs.”
Pagnotta noted that talks with Seider’s camp are also picking up a little steam:
So what to make of it? Exactly what it is. We started yesterday with a report from Duff that painted the situation a little differently. My opinion is that it’s probably good news that we’re starting to hear minor updates in the negotiation process. That leads me to believe that both of these deals will get done by camp, maybe even in the next week. Now, as for Jonatan Berggren, I am not so sure. I still think there’s more work being done on finding him a new team than there is a new contract. Especially since there are reports that the Wings are interested in Max Pacioretty. However, Elliotte Friedman believes Berggren will be at camp. He also gave his take on Raymond/Seider on 32 Thoughts:
NHL News
The former Red Wings defenseman is hanging up his skates after 17 NHL seasons, and joining the Rangers front office as a player development assistant. Good for him.
Another defenseman calls it a career after 17 seasons. Good for him, too.
