Impending free agent forward Milan Lucic is expected to sign with the Edmonton Oilers on July 1 when players can officially sign with teams, a source tells Sportsnet’s Gene Principe.
Only June 28 but one source said 100% and another 95% that @MilanLucicCFC17 will sign with @EdmontonOilers on July 1.Let’s see if it happens
— Gene Principe (@GenePrincipe) June 28, 2016
Lucic denied the report later on Tuesday.
Milan Lucic just told me report he’s agreed with Oilers is “bullshit.”
— DJ Bean (@DJ_Bean) June 28, 2016
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Lucic, 28, was spotted touring Rogers Place on Tuesday (video above).
The left-winger scored 20 goals and 35 assists in 81 games last season for the Los Angeles Kings.
