As the trade was done before July first and considering Guentzel is a pending UFA, Carolina has exactly 24 hours to get a deal done with the 29-year-old Forward or else he has a chance to sign with anyone.
Guentzel is asking for a number in the ballpark of $8million x 8 years which was out of the question for the hurricanes. If the Lighting can't sign him, he will explore the open market to get what he is asking for.
