Francouz on this contract situation
Peter Baugh: Colorado Avalanche pending UFA goaltender Paval Francouz on his contract situation: “We haven’t spoke much about it. I love it here. My family loves it here. It’s one of the best teams in the game, so I would wish to stay here.”
Team needs of the Atlantic Division
Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff: Team needs and assets from the Atlantic Division.
Boston Bruins
Primary Objective: Mobile, left-shooting defenseman
Secondary Objective: Scoring winger with bite
Trade bait: Jake DeBrusk and their 2022 first-round pick
Jakob Chychrun, Tyler Toffoli and Conor Garland could be potential targets.
Buffalo Sabres
Primary Objective: Reliable goaltender
Secondary Objective: NHL-ready, right-shooting defensemen
Trade bait: Victor Olofsson, Colin Miller, Mark Pysyk, Robert Hagg
Detroit Red Wings
Primary Objective: Second line center
Trade bait: Nick Leddy, Troy Stecher, Marc Staal (NMC), Vladislav Namestnikov
May take until the offseason to find a No. 2 center. Could be a quiet deadline for the Red Wings.
Florida Panthers
Primary Objective: Dynamic, top-end defenseman
Trade bait: 2023 1st Round Pick, Owen Tippett, Frank Vatrano, Grigori Denisenko, Cole Schwindt
A right-handed defenseman like John Klingberg would fit nicely on the second pair, bumping Radko Gudas to the third pair.
Montreal Canadiens
Primary Objective: Full-send mode
Trade bait: Ben Chiarot, Artturi Lehkonen, Jeff Petry, Tyler Toffoli, Brett Kulak.
A Jeff Petry trade may not be easy to pull off. Tyler Toffoli and Josh Anderson would get some interest but it would depend on big deep they want to take the rebuild.
Ottawa Senators
Primary Objective: Get set for next season
Trade bait: Anton Forsberg, Nick Paul, Victor Mete, Artem Zub, Zach Sanford, Michael Del Zotto, Chris Tierney, Tyler Ennis
The Senators will have contract talks with Nick Paul and Anton Forsberg before deciding what to do with them.
Tampa Bay Lightning
Primary Objective: Three-peat for Lord Stanley
trade bait: ¯_(ツ)_/¯
The Lightning could move their 2022 first-round pick or prospects Taylor Raddysh or Boris Katchouk. They likely won’t do much at the deadline.
Toronto Maple Leafs
Primary Objective: Partner for Jake Muzzin
Trade bait: 2022 1st Round Pick, Rodion Amirov, Matt Knies, Nick Abruzzese, Topi Niemela, Roni Hirvonen.