per Bob McKenzie...Anze Kopitar has been Extended for 8 years at 10 million per AAV.
This sets the stage for Stamkos and may make the possibility of Stamkos moving MUCH greater. Also, keep a close eye on the Red Wings in the Stamkos sweepstakes...there are some very interesting signs that Detroit may be a factor.
And along those lines...
The Jonathan Drouin sweeps are coming into focus, despite the fact we don't appear any closer to a resolution....
per my sources: (as of January 13th noon)
Minnesota and NY Rangers are out.
Montreal, Anaheim and St. Louis are in...
We will discuss this at 3pm today on the HockeyBuzzcast...
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