Wilderness Walk: Eriksson Ek contract talk looming

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By Thomas P. Williams@nosalaryretaind May 7, 2021, 6:00am CDT

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Shayna Goldman of The Athletic did some important math and figured out a rough estimation of what Joel Eriksson Ek’s contract extension is going to look like after this breakout season. [The Athletic]
With a day off, Bill Guerin locked up a couple of young 2020 draft picks to their rookie deals. [Hockey Wilderness]
The Minnesota Wild reassigned rookie netminder Hunter Jones back to the Iowa Wild. [Hockey Wilderness]
After Wednesday’s game against the Vegas Golden Knights, Ryan Hartman had some comparisons between playing with the likes of Patrick Kane to playing with Kirill Kaprizov. [Hockey Wilderness]
Why is Kaapo Kahkonen not really playing anymore? [10K Rinks]

Check out some stats, like Connor McDavid just making up some damn points. [The Athletic]
The New York Rangers aren’t really being patient with their rebuild anymore. [ESPN]
Speaking of the Rangers, what happens now? [Blueshirt Banter]
Philadelphia Flyers defenseman got suspended two games for a bad cross check on Pittsburgh Penguins’ Mark Friedman. [Pensburgh]

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