Sean Monahan, Johnny Gaudreau, Nikita Kucherov and Jacob Trouba all have a couple things in common.
One, they’re restricted free agents still without contracts for next season.
Two, they’re all slated to participate in the upcoming World Cup of Hockey.
To that latter point, TSN’s Gary Lawless has the scoop:
League source clarifies World Cup status for unsigned RFAs such as Trouba, Gaudreau, Monahan - they'll be insured at NHL/NHPA's expense
— gary lawless (@garylawless) August 3, 2016
partnership between #nhl and #nhlpa known as World Cup of Hockey will provide a form of asset value protection (insurance) for free agents
— gary lawless (@garylawless) August 3, 2016
Gaudreau, Monahan and Trouba are slated to participate with Team North America, while Kucherov has been named to the Russian squad.
Here’s the latest on each contract situation...
Jets aren’t trying to trade Trouba, says Chevy