If the Vancouver Canucks don’t get their price for Teddy Blueger, they could keep and extend
David Pagnotta: The Vancouver Canucks have some trade options for forward Teddy Blueger. If the Canucks don’t get their asking price, there is the possibility of them holding on to him and trying to work out an extension.
The New York Rangers might end up hanging on to Vincent Trocheck, the Wild’s offer may not change much … Selling smaller pieces
Arthur Staple: Notes on the New York Rangers.
- “The quiet does not help them. Reports say MIN has an offer on the table for Trocheck that isn’t going to change much, and seems like it’s not enough for GMCD, at least right now.
- He could decide to punt the Trocheck move to the summer, when Trocheck’s 12-team NTC goes down to 10 on July 1. Trocheck is a pro, so staying another few months won’t change him, but if the offers aren’t any better in June/July…
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- Could see #NYR leaning into shopping the smaller pieces like Carrick and Raddysh.
- If the deadline comes and goes with just pending UFAs moved, not sure that justified the letter and all that followed. Can’t control the market and the offers but you can control how you approach it all and subtle may have been the way to go here.”
The Toronto Maple Leafs have the cap space to take on back contracts, and three salary retention slots
TSN: The trade offers have been a little slow coming in for the Toronto Maple Leafs, but they still feel they’ll be more movement, according to Chris Johnston. They have pending UFA forward Bobby McMann and Scott Laughton, and defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson has some term left.
“But on top of the players themselves they’re selling, the Leafs have a lot of flexibility. They have all three spots remaining where they can retain salary on up to three players. They also have a lot of cap space, Gino, and I think that they have an ability to take back contracts if that’s something that will help juice a return or perhaps get a deal across the finish line.”
NHL Rumors: St. Louis Blues, and the Ottawa Senators
The Chicago Blackhawks got a first-round pick from the Edmonton Oilers in the Jason Dickinson, Andrew Mangiapane trade. was told that the Leafs did talk to the Oilers about Mangiapane.
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