On the Boston Bruins
Elliotte Friedman: “Think BOS has taken a long look at Eric Staal, but he is not eager to be traded”
Joe Haggerty: “While all the Bruins chatter is about Wayne Simmonds and Mark Stone as big ticket rentals at the deadline, LA Kings Tyler Toffoli remains as an intriguing non-rental option for them”
On the Minnesota Wild and Nashville Predators
Michael Russo: “As Ryan Donato pays off early for #mnwild and Paul Fenton showing he’s not shy trading core players, there’s suddenly reason to believe he’s considering trading Mikael Granlund.”
Pierre LeBurn: “Hearing similar to @RussoHockey that Minnesota showing interest in Kevin Fiala… would old pals Poile and Fenton swing a deal together?”
Michael Russo: “#nhlpreds have a couple balls in the air which could affect/slow talks with #mnwild I will say, if the Wild trade a core player (Granlund or Zucker) to div. rival for Kevin Fiala and Fenton can’t get prospect Eeli Tolvanen w/ it, Ryan Hartman makes sense. Right-shot wing”
On the Nashville Predators and Edmonton Oilers
Mark Spector: “Nashville has scouted Kassian as recently as last week, but I do not believe Oilers shopping him. Sense is EDM would move one of Kassian or Chiasson, but moving both leaves them short this season.”
On the Philadelphia Flyers
John Shannon: “Keep hearing the asking price by Chuck Fletcher for Wayne Simmonds is high…1st pick and a prospect…Teams are shying away.”
Matt Larkin: “Simmonds a great get but, given the return for Nyquist and Zuccarello, Flyers should be happy if they get just a first, not a prospect as well”
Craig Custance: “Flyers getting lots of calls on Simmonds this morning but also interest in Michael Raffl and Brian Elliott. If Simmonds traded, Flyers may be more inclined to hang on to Raffl.”
On the Winnipeg Jets
Darren Dreger: “Winnipeg Jets continue to push on other adds. Simmonds? May not want to part with the assets. A more likely add is a depth defenceman.”
