On the Edmonton Oilers and Montreal Canadiens …
David Staples of the Edmonton Journal: There has been trade speculation between the Oilers and Canadiens dating back to the start of this past season.
Rumors have tied Max Pacioretty and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Canadiens fans may now be hoping for Oscar Klefbom or Darnell Nurse or the No. 10 pick, or some combination of them.
On the Top 10 unrestricted free agent left wingers …
Sonny Sachdeva of Sportsnet: Looking at the top 10 UFA left wingers and potential fits for each free agent.
1 James van Riemsdyk – Toronto Maple Leafs with a $4.25 million 2017-18 cap hit – Potential fits: Edmonton, Montreal, Vancouver, Buffalo, Carolina, Detroit, Vegas, Anaheim, Calgary
2. Ilya Kovalchuk – SKA St. Petersburg (KHL) – Potential fits: Edmonton, Montreal, Vancouver, Buffalo, Carolina, Detroit, Vegas, Anaheim, NY Islanders, NY Rangers, Columbus
3. James Neal – Vegas Golden Knights with a $5 million 2017-18 cap hit – Potential fits: Edmonton, Montreal, Vancouver, Buffalo, Carolina, Detroit, Anaheim, Vegas, Calgary
4. David Perron – Vegas Golden Knights with a $3.75 million 2017-18 cap hit – Potential fits: Edmonton, Montreal, Vancouver, Buffalo, Carolina, Detroit, Anaheim, Vegas
5. Rick Nash – Boston Bruins with a $7.8 million 2017-18 cap hit – Potential fits: Edmonton, Montreal, Vancouver, Buffalo, Carolina, Detroit, Vegas, Anaheim
6. Patrick Maroon – New Jersey Devils with a $2 million 2017-18 cap hit – Potential fits: Calgary, Vegas, Nashville, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Chicago
7. Tomas Vanek – Columbus Blue Jackets with a $2 million 2017-18 cap hit – Potential fits: Calgary, Vegas, Nashville, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Chicago, Columbus
8. Matt Calvert – Columbus Blue Jackets with a $2.2 million 2017-18 cap hit – Potential fits: Calgary, Edmonton, Vegas, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Chicago, Anaheim
9. Blake Comeau – Colorado Avalanche with a $2.4 million 2017-18 cap hit – Potential fits: Calgary, Edmonton, Vegas, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Chicago, Anaheim
10. Chris Kunitz – Tampa Bay Lightning with a $2 million 2017-18 cap hit – Potential fits: Calgary, Vegas, Nashville, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Chicago
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