Around the Boards: Lecavalier to Rangers? Flames interested in Armstrong, Tanguay?
  • Hockey Night in Canada ‘Hotstove’ video
  • Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun:
    • Vincent Lecavalier to the New York Rangers trade rumors are back. Rumored package; D Matt Gilroy, D Wade Redden and either C Brandon Dubinsky or RW Ryan Callahan. I bet Lightning fans would be excited about the unacheiving, over-paid Redden.
    • The Calgary Flames could be interested in winger Colby Armstrong if he becomes available.
    • Sergei Gonchar could become trade bait if he isn’t re-signed.
    • Whispers that Chicago is still considering a move for a goalie. Available goalies are Halak, Biron, Giguere, and maybe Roloson. Trade names out of Chicago to get under next years cap are Versteeg, Sharp, Barker and Huet.
    • The Capitals are the front runners for Kovalchuk.
    • The Senators, Rangers, Lightning, and Stars are interested in Sykora.
  • Pierre LeBrun of ESPN:
    • LeBrun believes the Rangers could have an interest in Sheldon Souray, but would need to get rid of the contracts of either Michal Rozsival or Wade Redden. I don’t see it as an easy feet to get rid of either one of those contracts, plus Souray has a no-trade clause and his family is out in LA, so he might not even want to go there.
    • The Penguins are close to re-signing Kris Letang or Sergei Gonchar.
    • The Predators will only be re-signing one of their goalies for next year. My bet would be on Rinne.
    • Senators GM, Bryan Murray, is hoping to hold contract talks this week with Dman Anton Volcheckov.
    • Marty Turco could be on the move at the trade deadline. The Dallas Stars have talked to Montreal about Jaroslav Halak as their goalie of the future
  • Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: Tomas Kaberle is handcuffing the Leafs in a way, they can’t seem to get better with him, and can’t seem to trade him. Regardless if Brian Burke says he isn’t asking Tomas Kaberle to waive his no-trade clause, and Kaberle saying he doesn’t want to go anywhere, the talk of Kaberle being traded won’t end.
  • Scott Cruickshank of the Calgary Herald: Cruickshank brings up the possibility of the Flames bringing back Alex Tanguay, though it most likely won’t happen.