Morning Rumors VIII: Twitter Rumors Involving A Bunch Of Teams And Players II
  • Bob McKenzie: “Hearing Marty St. Louis to NYR has really ramped up and may be much closer to reality. Stay tuned. “
  • Michael Russo: “Hate to backtrack on Twitter (always fun), but now told Gaborik to #lakings is not quite done deal. Source is close to Gaborik tho”
  • David Pagnotta: “As I said last night, Habs are working on deal involving Rene Bourque. Nothing yet, though.”
  • Ken Wiebe: “Report from @aaronward_nhl is that MRI turned up an MCL injury for #NHLJets C Mark Scheifele. Could be 6-to-8 weeks on shelf. Big blow”
  • Billy Jaffe: “Just told LAK deal NOT done yet. Discussions have def heated up”
  • Renaud Lavoie: “Canadiens are trying to trade Rene Bourque. They want a quality foward in return. NYI-Kings-Avalanche are interested.”
  • Chad Graff: “Wild GM Chuck Fletcher when (sort of) asked about Torrey Mitchell on KFAN: “We’re not actively looking to move anyone from our team.””
  • Pierre LeBruin: “Paul Stastny’s camp and Avs talked contract last night but at this point no extension in sight… does that mean he gets dealt? Unsure”
  • Bpb McKenzie: “It’s believed COL has made multi-year contract offer to soon to be UFA C Paul Stastny. If he doesn’t sign, trade is still a possibility.”
  • Renaud Lavoie: “Talks are still ongoing between Marc Bergevin and Markov’s agent Sergei Berezin. No contract today doesn’t mean he’ll be traded. “
  • David Pagnotta: “The Leafs are not trading David Clarkson… I’d be shocked. Not sure where that came from.”
  • Darren Dreger: “Too early to float legit names, but Jets are working hard to drum up business. Looking for D and forward. “
  • Bruce Garrioch: “The Stars are taking calls on veteran F Ray Whitney.”
  • Tony Ambrogio: “Dave Nonis on Bolland : “We are not going to rush him back into the lineup. Once we get him in we want him healthy the rest of the year. “”
  • Tony Ambrogio: “Dave Nonis: “At this point we are looking to improve our team and not move players for draft picks.””
  • David Pagnotta: “Still somewhat quiet on the Halak front… I suspect things will pick up in a couple hours on his front.”
  • Richard Labbe: “Markov’s agent already told me trade rumors involving his client have nothing to do with reality.”
  • Mark Spector: “Both CGY and EDM ready and willing to retain salary to get a deal done. BUF max’ed out on contracts retained. Can not retain another.”
  • Josh Rimer: “Bruins need D. Boston would be a great spot for Corey Potter!”
  • Pierre LeBrun: “Teams continue to phone Vancouver on Alex Edler… Wasn’t a chip Canucks really looking to move that much but if price is right…”
  • Pierre LeBrun: “Andrei Markov’s agent Sergei Berezin says both sides talked again last night and plan to chat again today on an extension… TBD”