On John Tavares …
John Shannon: “At the risk of blowing twitter up… John Tavares has no deadline to sign a deal. The June 30 mark was only for the NYI. And that was only for an 8 year term.”
Larry Brooks: “If–if–multiple teams were pushing 1+8 scenario in talks with Tavares, and he was receptive to concept, then NYI extra-year advantage was meaningless. And I wonder if NHL would automatically register a one-year deal.”
Dan Rosen: “There’s some risk he’d be taking on, but John Tavares can still commit to 9 years to a team.