Mintyukov, on the other hand, is offer sheet-eligible, and there have already been reports that several teams are planning to submit offer sheets to his camp in an attempt to pry him away from Anaheim. A large offer sheet to Mintyukov could be disastrous for Anaheim, as they attempt to maneuver Carlsson and Gauthier’s eventual numbers, along with potentially matching a Mintyukov offer sheet, too. They’d have very little wiggle room to add any more impact players this summer and would need to rely on several prospects to fill full-time NHL roles adequately. Letting Mintyukov walk would make a relatively paper-thin blue line look almost transparent.
