Matt Beleskey is a hot commodity
Matt Beleskey is coming off a strong year in 2014-15 and a record year in 2013-14 where he set personal bests in goals, points and shots while only playing 65 games.
The Ducks elected not to bring him back. But many others are interested:
UFA Matt Beleskey has solicited interest from a dozen clubs. Agent Murray Kuntz says Beleskey will visit a few Eastern Conf clubs this week
— Pierre LeBrun (@Real_ESPNLeBrun) June 29, 2015
Beleskey is going to command a big payday. So if we narrow down to the clubs that have the most cap room, GeneralFanager shows us:
1. Arizona $32.5M below the cap
2. Nashville $26.3M
3. Anaheim $24.7M (could still happen if they are letting him play the market)
4. New Jersey $22.0M
5. Winnipeg $21.7M
6. Calgary $20.9M
7. Washington $20.7M
8. Florida $19.1M
9. Colorado $16.7M
10. New York Islanders $16.7M
11. Toronto $16.5M
12. San Jose $16.1M
Montreal could be in the mix since they did not offer P.A. Parenteau
With Parenteau soon to be off books some suggest this will open room for #Canadiens to take a good run at #UFA Beleskey
— Nick Kypreos (@RealKyper) June 28, 2015
In a relatively weak free agency pool, it is likely that Beleskey will be handsomely rewarded. The only question remaining is which team will close the deal.
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