Henrik Lundqvist: “Last 3 weeks my focus has shifted from training camp and the upcoming season to my health and what I can and can’t do.
Scheduled for an open heart surgery now- aortic valve replacement, aortic root and ascending aortic replacement, to be more exact.
We all have our mountains to climb. Staying positive here and set on the road to recovery.”
Stuetzle’s ELC deal with the Senators
Cap Friendly: Breakdown of Tim Stuetzle’s entry-level contract with the Ottawa Senators:
$925,000 cap hit
$3,425,000 AAV
$10,275,000 total value
$832,500 Base (all 3 yrs)
$92,500 Signing Bonus (all 3 yrs)
$80,000 Minor (all 3 yrs)
$850,000 Sched ‘A’ Bonus (all 3 yrs)
$1,650,000 Sched ‘B’ Bonus (all 3 yrs)
Letestu retires
Aaron Portzline of The Athletic: After 12 seasons forward Mark Letestu has retired from hockey after not getting any contract offer that made sense.