NHL Rumors: Oilers, Coyotes, Blackhawks and Top Trade Bait
Brian Boyle and Patrick Eaves
On the Edmonton Oilers …

Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli is looking for a third line center.

He was in Minnesota watching the Wild play the Lightning. He was looking at center pending UFA Brian Boyle.

Chiarelli will also watch Martin Hanzal tonight.

The Chicago Blackhawks are also looking at Boyle, as are the Columbus Blue Jackets.

On the Chicago Blackhawks …

Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: When asked again about the trade deadline and if he’ll go after a big-name rental, Chicago Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman said.

“No, I don’t think so,” Bowman said from Stockholm, where he was scouting last week. “I’m not saying 100 percent we’re not going to make a trade, but I’m not expecting to make a significant trade.”

On if that could change before the deadline, Bowman said:

“Yeah, anything can happen,” Bowman added. “But we’ve had meetings and that’s not our focus at all as we get ready for the trade deadline.”

The Blackhawks don’t have a lot of salary cap space and Bowman doesn’t want to trade anyone from their current roster.

Coyotes GM John Chayka has been at two Blackhawks games in the past week and may be eyeing someone on their roster.

thinks the Blackhawks could add a medium to low end forward. If the Dallas Stars become sellers, would ask about Patrick Eaves. He’s scored 21 goals this year and only carries a $1 million cap hit.

Top Trade Bait List …

TSN: Top players who could be traded before the trade deadline.

  1. Kevin Shattenkirk
  2. Matt Duchene
  3. Martin Hanzal
  4. Patrick Eaves
  5. Michael Stone
  6. Radim Vrbata
  7. Gabriel Landeskog
  8. Ben Bishop
  9. Evander Kane
  10. Brian Boyle
  11. Patrik Berglund
  12. Patrick Sharp
  13. Thomas Vanek
  14. Anthony Duclair
  15. Ondrej Pavelec
  16. Dmitry Kulikov
  17. Jordan Eberle
  18. Shane Doan
  19. Jarome Iginla
  20. Marc-Andre Fleury
  21. Curtis Lazar
  22. Alexandre Burrows
  23. Mathieu Perreault
  24. Drew Stafford
  25. Kyle Quincey
  26. Jaroslav Halak
  27. Brian Gionta
  28. P-A Parenteau
  29. Valtteri Filppula
  30. Mark Streit