RALEIGH, N.C.—The Carolina Hurricanes say they are keeping star forward Sebastian Aho and will match the $42-million (U.S.) offer sheet that the Montreal Canadiens tendered him. General manager Don Waddell announced the decision Tuesday, less than 24 hours after the Canadiens extended their offer to the 21-year-old restricted free agent. The Hurricanes have until July 8 to make the match official, and Waddell said he didn’t know exactly when that would happen. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW“It’s our job to manage our cap space as our players develop and hit free agency,” Waddell said in a statement. And not since 2007, when Edmonton signed Anaheim forward Dustin Penner to an offer sheet, has a team declined to match one.

Source: thestar July 02, 2019 18:33 UTC