It's August 3 and Alexis Lafrenière is still an unrestricted free agent. The Rangers have only 3 million dollars on their payroll, which complicates matters considerably. For their part, the Sharks are about to trade Erik Karlsson, which will free up a lot of money on their payroll. According to Max Miller, who covers the Sharks' activities, the team is expected to make an offer sheet to Lafrenière. <blockquote class=twitter-tweet><p lang=en dir=ltr>Alexis Lafreniere has yet to find his full potential with the <a href=https://twitter.com/hashtag/NYR?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#NYR</a>, and because of this, the <a href=https://twitter.com/hashtag/SJSharks?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#SJSharks</a> should try and get the former No. 1 pick with an offer sheet.<br><br>Read here: <a href=https://twitter.com/TheHockeyNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>@TheHockeyNews</a> <a href=https://t.co/A4FnQL6DM7>https://t.co/A4FnQL6DM7</a>- Max Miller (@Real_Max_Miller) <a href=https://twitter.com/Real_Max_Miller/status/1686073903062630400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>July 31, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js charset=utf-8> If the Sharks make an offer of between 2.1 and 4.2 million a year to Laffy, it would put the Rangers in trouble and the compensation would be minimal. Only a 2nd-round pick would have to be paid by San Jose. <blockquote class=twitter-tweet><p lang=en dir=ltr>Do the Rangers have enough money to keep him?<a href=https://t.co/OfelI96U1Y>https://t.co/OfelI96U1Y</a>- TVA Sports (@TVASports) <a href=https://twitter.com/TVASports/status/1686133771840491520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>July 31, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js charset=utf-8>