13 teams contact Mike Hoffman to get him on their roster!

Mike Hoffman might still be on the free-agent market, but it isn’t because there is a lack of suitors for his services. 

Interest in Hoffman “has been very strong,” his representative Robert Hooper told The Athletic’s Adam Vingan on Monday, revealing that 13 teams have inquired about Hoffman, five or six of which he described as having serious interest.

It is however believed that teams’ financial limitations and the general uncertainty about next season as reasons for the winger still being available.

“I think teams are a little paralyzed at this point in time by the flat cap,” Hooper said. “I think some of the teams that would love to add Mike Hoffman to their roster have had difficulty moving pieces around in order to make room for a guy like Mike. The feedback on him has been very positive. It’s just a matter of making it fit.

“It’s just a situation where until we know when the puck’s being dropped, there’s no pressure on either side to really do anything.”

Chatter revealed that Hoffman could choose to sign a contract similar to the one Taylor Hall inked with the Buffalo Sabres last week for one year and Hooper confirmed Monday that his client isn’t ruling that out.

“There’s no issues on a one-year deal,” Hooper said. “Obviously, if you’re going to take a one-year deal, you want to put yourself in a good situation, because you’re going to be back in the market next year again.”

There is no doubt that Hoffman is the most coveted forward still available on the free agency market this offseason, though he might be asking for a lot especially in these uncertain times. While Tyler Toffoli signed for an annual average value of 4.25 million on a four-year contract in Montreal and Evgenii Dadonov for a three-year, $5 million deal in Ottawa, TSN reporter Frank Seravalli recently reported that Hoffman is looking to get a deal with an annual value of $5.5 to $ 6.5 million per season, depending on the length of the contract.

Hoffman put up 29 goals and 59 points in 69 games this past season and now is hoping to cash in for 2020-21. 

Teams are calling: where do you think he will end up next season?