Overview

• TSN’s Chris Johnston said a realistic deal projects at three to four years with an average value around $3.7 million.
• Talks are active but not close, and negotiations could extend into the 2025–26 season with money identified as the sticking point.
• Johnston noted league-wide caution on longer contracts in a shifting cap environment, which could slow an agreement.
• Stolarz said the Sam Bennett elbow in Game 1 left him woozy, but he reported no summer symptoms and trained on ice 15–20 times.
• Entering the final year of his two-year, $5 million contract, Stolarz posted a 21–8–3 record with a 2.14 GAA, .926 save percentage and four shutouts last season.