Karlsson hinting he won’t re-sign with the Sharks?
Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: Teams that are under a lot pressure right now are the San Jose Sharks, Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues.
Sharks coach Pete DeBoer could be on the hot seat.
Things aren’t going well in San Jose and “Erik Karlsson is hinting he won’t sign to stay there next season.”
Dreger can’t connect the Blues and Maple Leafs
Chris Nichols of Nichols on Hockey: Darren Dreger was on TSN 1050 and was asked about the Toronto Maple Leafs possibly being able to trade for a St. Louis Blue defenseman – Alex Pietrangelo or Colton Parayko.
Dreger said that he can’t connect the two but it wouldn’t be a surprised if the Maple Leafs were interested in them.
The 28-year old Pietrangelo has a year left at $6.5 million.
“I take Kyle Dubas at his word. I think that they’ve got lots of time in terms of seasons for William Nylander. That would be an easy swap if things didn’t work out. But if Nylander doesn’t work out in Toronto, then why the heck would Doug Armstrong and the St. Louis Blues want him.
“So then you have to look at other pieces. Kasperi Kapanen, plus, plus. Whatever it is, I get it.”
The 25-year old Parayko has three years left on his deal at $5.5 million.
“… Armstrong has already fired one coach. He’s not going to throw Craig Berube under the bus, so it’s going to be one of the core guys that gets moved out. So you’re either talking about a stud-like forward, or you’re talking about one of the big boys on the back end. Because he’s not moving O’Reilly, he’s not moving Bozak, and he’s not moving the pieces that he just brought in last summer.”