2 Teams Who Could Offer Sheet Justin Barron

We are into the middle of July, and the Canadiens still haven't signed their restricted free agents, Arber Xhekaj and Justin Barron, to a new contract. The Canadiens' goal is to reach a long-term extension with Kaiden Guhle and set a benchmark for their defensemen, like Nick Suzuki's contract with the forwards. It's a savvy move by Kent Hughes, who knows the salary cap game well after years of being an agent. The only hope for Hughes is that no other teams swoop in and sign one of their restricted free-agent defensemen to an offer sheet. We recently looked at possible offer sheets for Arber Xhekaj, so we'll also take a swing at Barron.

The Canadiens will match any offer that comes their way, but for teams with a lot of cap space, it may be worth it to offer Barron a lot of money and hope the Canadiens balk. There's no guarantee that Barron will be in the lineup next season, so the Canadiens may not want to spend between $2.1 and $4.2 million on a long-term deal for him. The team offering it would only forfeit a second-round pick for that contract.

Let's look at two teams who could offer sheet Justin Barron this offseason.