Hurricanes offer qualifying offers to all but three remaining restricted free agents
.JPG "Carolina Hurricanes’ Martin Necas (88), of the Czech Republic, and Jesperi Kotkaniemi (82), of Finland, vie for the puck against Vancouver Canucks’ Kyle Burroughs (44) and Elias Pettersson (40), of Sweden, during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)")
Forwards Martin Necas and Steven Lorentz, and defenseman Ethan Bear, were among the Carolina Hurricanes’ restricted free agents receiving qualifying offers Monday from the team.
Others receiving qualifying offers were forward Stelio Mattheos and defensemen Joey Keane, Max Lajoie, Jesper Sellgren and Tarmo Reunanen. All but Necas, Lorentz and Bear played for the Calder Cup-winning Chicago Wolves, the Canes’ American Hockey League affiliate.
The RFAs not getting a qualifying offer Monday before the NHL’s 5 p.m. deadline: forward David Cotton and goalies Jack LaFontaine and Beck Warm. All three are now unrestricted free agents.
On Friday, the Canes traded defenseman Tony DeAngelo, a restricted free agent, to the Philadelphia Flyers. He later signed a two-year, $10 million contract with the Flyers. Lorentz and Bear have arbitration rights, according to CapFriendly.com, which tracks player contracts. NHL players contesting their contracts have until July 17 to file for an arbitration hearing.
Necas, a former first-round draft pick by Carolina, completed the third year of his entry-level contract with the Canes in 2021-22. The Czech forward is hoping to sign a new contract with the Canes by the end of the summer.
This story was originally published July 11, 2022 at 5:05 PM with the headline "Hurricanes offer qualifying offers to all but three remaining restricted free agents."
