Reports say VGK could be the frontrunner for Mitch Marner. But there has also been word that Marner could seek a two-year deal due to the rising cap, in the vicinity of $12-14 million. Reports say Marker will likely sign with VGK, LA or Dallas. Is Akira Schmid the #2 goalie heading into next season? Our Chris Gawlik hears that Schmid has the backup goalie position heading into the season all but secured. Ilya Samsonov is said not to be coming back to VGK. We also tell you about VGK preseason schedule.

Adin Hill was at the bottom of the NHL playoff rankings winning 5 of 11 games and allowing 33 goals. His save percentage was .887 andhis goals against was 2.93. His numbers were worse vs the Oilers. We also wonder if VGK is in the mix to pickup veteran center Jonathan Toews through free agency. Toews, 37, has been out of the game for a couple of seasons suffering from complications of COVID. And, we have our WTF feature.

Welcome to the NHL Squad Show! Today our hosts Gil Martin (Locked On Islanders), Seth Toupal (Locked On Wild), David Morassutti (Locked On Leafs) and Zach Martin (Locked On Hurricanes) are here to talk about why the playoffs are lasting so long, how to fix that, whether the NHL will finally close the LTIR loophole some teams have been using, and what to make of the early Olympics roster announcements!

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