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One of the more intriguing -- and somewhat puzzling -- names still left on the unrestricted free agent market is winger Mason Raymond. He's still reasonably young, is still one of the speedier forwards in the NHL and is coming off a decent year for Vancouver (10 goals, 22 points in 46 games) that suggested he's finally over the hump from the serious back injury he suffered a couple years ago.
Right from the outset of the summer, the word I heard on Raymond was that he'd be moving on from the Canucks. That's still the case. Some the strongest recent interest is coming from the Winnipeg Jets, while the Sabres, Oilers, Devils and Stars also have degrees of interest.
The biggest question to be determined: Does a moderate multi-year deal or a one-year contract that will enable Raymond to become a UFA again next summer (when the cap ceiling is likely to rise by a significant amount after dropping for 2013-14) make more sense for each of the two sides?
More to come...
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