East Notes: Bratt, Olofsson, Ratcliffe, Rangers

Pro Hockey RumorsJanuary 2, 2021 at 2:40 pm CDT | by Brian La RoseLeave a Comment Devils winger Jesper Bratt is one of eight remaining restricted free agents around the league. GM Tom Fitzgerald spoke with reporters today; Catherine Bogart of New Jersey’s team website provided Fitzgerald’s update on the status of negotiations with the 22-year-old: Jesper’s agent and I have been in constant communication. We’re trying to find a common ground on their thoughts on how a deal should be structured versus how we think a deal should be structured. I see a lot of parallels with Jesper’s situation with the Mackenzie Blackwood situation, and you know the contract negotiations. Blackwood recently inked a three-year, $8.4MM deal coming off of his entry-level contract, the same situation that Bratt finds himself in. He has had between 32 and 36 points in each of his three NHL seasons and had a career-high 16 tallies in 2019-20.

More from the East Division: Buffalo Sabres| Isaac Ratcliffe| Jesper Bratt| Keith Kinkaid| Mika Zibanejad| New Jersey Devils| New York Rangers| Philadelphia Flyers| Victor Olofsson| Vitali Kravtsov

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