Carolina Hurricanes Former 1st Round Draft Pick Nearing Deal

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Joshua
August 6, 2022 (10:14 PM)

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Don Waddell has given an update on negotiations with former 1st-round pick Martin Necas.

Necas, drafted 12th overall in the 1st round in 2017 has not had a season under 30 points since his promotion to the NHL in 2018-2019.

He currently is an RFA and the rumors about his status have been numerous, but the Hurricanes have been quiet on this front until recently.

«We're speaking on almost a daily basis and it's getting close,» Waddell said. «I can only speak for my side of it, but it's going to get done.»

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To get there, the Hurricanes have to go through the arbitration with defenseman Maxim Lajoie, after arbitration is settled the Hurricanes would be able to go through a buyout period, which would relieve some cap space.

According to CapFriendly com, which tracks NHL player salaries, the Hurricanes had $1.88 million in available cap space on Thursday.

In the meantime, there has been a discussion of signing the Center to a bridge deal with an AAV of $3 million per year.

The deal is expected to be done soon, without much issue, as defenseman Jake Gardiner is placed on LTIR.

Gardiner's hit of $4.05 million will be off the books in a year as well.