Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: 2020 first-round pick Tim Stuetzle is under contract with Mannheim this season but there is the expectation that he’ll be released in time for the start of the Ottawa Senators training camp.
Stuetzle has a broken hand at the moment so there is no rush on anything. If his hand is healed in time, he could play for Germany at the World Junior Championships in December/January. The Senators training camp could open up shortly after.
Bruins are one team that could use LTIR to be able to sign Hoffman
Joe Haggerty of Boston Hockey Now: Pierre LeBrun has said that Mike Hoffman is getting one-year contract offers for “between $3.