Helene St. James: GM Ken Holland said there would be a minimum of two, maybe up to four or five young players to be on their roster that weren’t on it this year.
Craig Custance: Pending RFA forward Anthony Mantha said that he spoke with his agent Pat Brisson out in Los Angeles when the Wings were playing there. He expects that contract talks could pick up in the next month or so. It sounds like he may be thinking about doing a bridge deal as he believes he has more to give before being locked into a long-term contract.