Carolina Hurricanes pending UFA Jake Guentzel will be a highly coveted free agent on July 1st who is due for a big pay raise. On March 8th during the NHL trade deadline week, Guentzel was being aggressively shopped by his former team, the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Vancouver Canucks were amongst teams pursuing the Nebraska born native, however the Hurricanes managed to snag him.
Guentzel, had a highly impressive stint with the Carolina Hurricanes during his short time, however with the abundance of free agents needed to be signed in Raleigh such as Brett Pesce, Brady Skjei, Martin Necas and Seth Jarvis, the likelihood of Guentzel staying a Hurricane has diminished.
The Vancouver Canucks would have to swing a hefty price tag on Jake Guentzel who is expecting to make north of 10 million dollars on the open market. Given the tax rate in Canada, the Canucks may even have to offer slightly more than his rate.
