Off The Record: Mike Hoffman ‘Tentative Deal’, GMs Unhappy | NYIHN+

Did The Tampa Bay Lightning trade for Marian Gaborik and St. Louis Blues signing Mike Hoffman to a Professional Tryout circumvent the salary cap?

No, but plenty around the NHL, including some NHL General Managers were crying foul on Blues GM Doug Armstrong and Lightning GM Julien BriseBois Monday.

How many NHL rosters will look the same by the time the puck is dropped in 2021? Will the NHL Trade market really heat up? Will there be more PTO’s? Where will prospects play after the WJC? 

For more insight on that and your usual dose of inside knowledge collected from NHL insiders, here’s the latest ‘Off The Record’:

1. Hoffman Has a Handshake Deal for Less than Expected