Today's News Clips June 26, 2018
Today’s News Clips June 26, 2018 Chicago Tribune Blackhawks cut ties with restricted free agent Anthony Duclair: report Jimmy Greenfield June 25, 2018 The Blackhawks parted ways with restricted free agent forward Anthony Duclair after declining to make him a qualifying offer, the Sun-Times reported Monday. Per team policy, the Hawks would not comment regarding the status of their restricted free agents. The Hawks also were required to make offers to forward Tomas Jurco, defenseman Adam Clendening and winger Michael Chaput, whom the Hawks acquired from the Canucks on Sunday for Tanner Kero. If the Hawks don’t tender offers to Duclair or Jurco it saves them around $2.5 million as they eye potential free agents. They are not expected to make a bid for free agent center John Tavares, The Athletic reported Monday. The Hawks have a little more than $9 million in cap space to work with, according to Capfriendly.com. Teams are currently in the one-week negotiating window with players but aren't permitted to sign free agents until July 1. The Blackhawks acquired Jurco, 25, on Feb. 24, 2017, from the Red Wings for a 2017 third-round pick. He scored only one goal in 13 regular-season games for the Hawks and was a healthy scratch throughout their four-game sweep by the Predators in the first round of the playoffs. Nevertheless, the Hawks signed the winger to a one-year extension worth $800,000. Jurco, a 2011 second- round pick, spent the majority of last season in Rockford, where he had 13 goals and 12 assists in 36 games.
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