Afternoon news: Zeev Buium’s contract complicates Simon Edvinsson negotiations; the clock’s ticking on extending DeBrincat, Kasper to 8-year contracts

Sep 7, 2026, 2:43 PM ET|Comments (0)

from George Malik of The Malik Report,

The Vancouver Canucks blew some minds last Friday by signing defenseman Zeev Buium, who hasn’t even played a full NHL season yet, to an 8-year, $75.04 million contract, awarding Buium an average annual value salary of $9.38 million. With the Red Wings having yet to sign restricted free agent Simon Edvinsson to a contract extension, … Continue reading Afternoon news: Zeev Buium’s contract complicates Simon Edvinsson negotiations; the clock’s ticking on extending DeBrincat, Kasper to 8-year contracts

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