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SPORTS Wednesday 11 september 2019
NHL camps opening with list of unsigned free agents

By STEPHEN WHYNO their restricted free agents
AP Hockey Writer signed in time for the start
P.K. Subban doesn’t want of the season.
to give advice to all the Nylander missed the first
unsigned young players two months last season
around the NHL. He just when contract talks were
vividly remembers his own at an impasse. Things could
experience as a restricted also drag out with Marner
free agent. and others. “Every player
Before he signed a short, just wants a deal that they
so-called “bridge” con- think that they deserve,”
tract, he took some moth- Nylander said. “There’s al-
erly advice. ways going back and forth,
“My mom picked up the and sometimes there’s no
phone and called me and talking at all. ... It’s always
said: ‘P.K., listen, you’re a tough process. In the end
young still. You have lots of it’ll work out for both sides.”
time. If you’re ready to go It didn’t work out between
and play, go play,’” Sub- Edmonton and restricted
ban recalled. “And I went free agent forward Jesse
and played and won the Puljujärvi, who took his tal-
Norris Trophy.” ents back to Finland for the
Almost a dozen prominent In this April 12, 2019, file photo, Tampa Bay Lightning center Brayden Point (21) is shown during the season. Zacha was in talks
restricted free agents re- second period of Game 2 of an NHL Eastern Conference first-round hockey playoff series against to play in the KHL before
main unsigned on the eve the Columbus Blue Jackets, in Tampa, Fla. signing with the Devils on
of training camps around Associated Press Tuesday. “Everyone wants
the league, and several surprised there’s lots of Point, Boston is roughly $7 we live in.” The ongoing them back,” forward Niko-
situations threaten to linger guys. It’s not just (Marner). million under with McAvoy contract stalemates have laj Ehlers said. “If we don’t
into the season, like Subban You’ve got a lot of really and Carlo unsigned, and sparked plenty of questions have those two guys for
in 2013 and Toronto’s Wil- good players that aren’t Winnipeg has $15 million for about the lack of rights for the whole season, which I
liam Nylander a year ago. signed yet. I guess every- both Laine and Connor. restricted free agents and don’t think is going to hap-
Maple Leafs teammate body’s just kind of playing “Everybody’s got room to the trend toward younger pen, then it does change
Mitch Marner, Tampa Bay’s the waiting game.” Domi- do what they need to do,” players wanting to cash in our team a little bit be-
Brayden Point, Philadel- noes could start to fall after NHL Commissioner Gary on their second contracts. cause then we’ve lost a lot
phia’s Ivan Provorov and Columbus signed restricted Bettman said. “You’re not “The team has you in a cer- of players. As of right now, I
Travis Konecny, Colorado’s free agent defenseman looking at situations where tain situation where you obviously see them coming
Mikko Rantanen, Boston’s Zach Werenski to a $15 mil- the restricted free agents have no rights, so you don’t back, hopefully coming to
Charlie McAvoy and Bran- lion, three-year deal and haven’t been made sub- have much of a say,” Bos- camp, but coming back to
don Carlo, and Winnipeg’s New Jersey gave forward stantial offers. It’s they and ton defenseman Torey Krug our team and then it’s look-
Patrik Laine and Kyle Con- Pavel Zacha $6.75 million their agents want more. I said. “That’s how it’s set up. ing good.”
nor could all be conspicu- over three years . The salary respect that.” Those guys will make their The Bruins without McA-
ously absent when camps cap is a concern: Toronto NHLPA executive director big bucks later on or what- voy and Carlo and the Fly-
open this week. will have to use long-term Don Fehr said he would like ever. It’s just how it works.” ers without Provorov and
“Everybody’s waiting on injury allowance to get all those players to have Krug said, “If you just look Konecny are in a similar
somebody to make a Marner under contract, the contracts they want at the star power, it’s po- spot. Boston could be with-
move,” Toronto center Aus- Tampa Bay has less than but acknowledged, “That’s tentially damaging to some out half of its top four on
ton Matthews said. “I’m $9 million in cap space for not probably the world teams” if they can’t get defense. q

Europe beats U.S. in track

and field match meet

MINSK, Belarus (AP) — as a tune-up, and oth- the 400 hurdles, with victo-
Europe beat the United ers skipped it entirely. ry going to Ukraine’s Anna
States on Tuesday to win The competition saw four Ryzhykova.
the inaugural edition of athletes from the U.S. and World high jump champi-
“The Match,” a new team four from Europe enter on Mariya Lasitskene from
competition in track and each event. The teams Russia saw her unbeaten
field. were then awarded points streak going back to Jan-
Europe pulled away from based on the placements uary ended as she finished
the U.S. on the second in each event. third, behind winner Yu- United States’ Brittney Reese competes in the women’s long
and final day of the com- The world champion over lia Levchenko of Ukraine. jump final during the Match Europe against USA athletics
petition to win by 724.5 200 meters, Ramil Guliyev Nastassia Mironchyk-Iva- competition on the Dinamo stadium in Minsk, Belarus,
points to 601.5 from 37 of Turkey, won his event nova won the long jump, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019.
events. comfortably in 20.16 sec- while two-time Olympic Associated Press
With the world champion- onds, far slower than his medalist Brittney Reese the men’s high jump with lyson Felix was beaten by
ships just over two weeks season best. Olympic took third. 2.35 meters, the best in the fellow American Wade-
away, some medal con- bronze medalist Ashley On Monday, Belarus’ world this season. Six-time line Jonathas in the 400
tenders used the event Spencer fell while leading Maksim Nedasekau won Olympic gold medalist Al- final Monday.q