Kevin Allen of USA Today: Seven teams to watch that have players to trade leading up to the trade deadline. Buffalo – Matt Moulson, Ryan Miller and Steve Ott. Free agents: Zenon Konopka, Henrik Tallinder, John Scott, Cody McCormick, Kevin Porter and Matt D’Agostini. Calgary – Mike Cammalleri, Lee Stempniak and Matt Stajan. Free agents: Kris Russell, Chris Butler, Kevin Westgarth, Blair Jones and Derek Smith. Edmonton – Ales Hemsky, Nick Schultz, Sam Gagner and Nail Yakupov. Free agents: Anton Belov, Corey Potter, Ryan Smyth and Ryan Jones. Nashville – David Legwand. Free agent: Carter Hutton. NY Islanders – Thomas Vanek. Free agents: Evgeni Nabokov and Andrew McDonald. Winnipeg – Dustin Byfuglien, Olli Jokinen, Devin Setoguchi and Mark Stuart. Free agent: Chris Thorburn. Florida – Dmitry Kulikov, Brad Boyes, Tom Gilbert and Mike Weaver. Free agent: Tim Thomas.
Matthew Barnaby: Sabres Steve Ott loves Buffalo, but he wants to win. There have been no contract extension talks.
Matthew Barnaby: Barnaby thinks that Matt Moulson is gone for sure. Ryan Miller is tougher as the goalie market is slim. David Pagnotta: That is the biggest issue regarding Miller. It is now up to new GM Tim Murray to create a market for him. The worst case scenario is they trade his negotiating rights at the draft.
Aaron Portzline: “Consider the word “willing.” Is there any way #CBJ would ever trade Brandon Dubinsky? Of course. Depends on return, right? This applies. Still, for #CBJ to trade a player who is the heartbeat of that club, night in, night out, would be a major mistake by the organization, IMO. And I don’t have any reason to believe they’re considering it. Would they listen? Yeah. But I don’t think they have any desire to trade him.”
Chuck Gormley of CSN Washington: Martin Erat has been a healthy scratch for the fourth straight game, and his agent is “still talking” with GM George McPhee, but “nothing’s changed” with regards to his desire to be traded.
Hope Smoke: Bob McKenzie: “There was all sorts of speculation that Sutter was mad at Scrivens. Truth is, it was all circumstances.” … “Scrivens got hurt and Jones played great making the pending UFA Scrivens expendable. Nifty bit of work by the Kings”
