Today is an important day for the Robert Thomas speculation
Pierre LeBrun: “The trade deadline isn’t until tomorrow but today feels mighty important on the Robert Thomas trade watch. Because as a reminder, as per his full no-trade clause, any deal needs his blessing. As we’ve seen with other players with those clauses this past week, a player needs time sometimes to digest the decision at hand. That’s not to say it couldn’t go to tomorrow, but I would imagine leaving some wiggle room time-wise for that decision would be part of things here.”
Teams are calling the Blue Jackets about Charlie Coyle and Mason Marchment, and are being told nope
Frank Seravalli: Teams have been calling the Columbus Blue Jackets about pending UFA forwards Charlie Coyle and Mason Marchment. For now, the Blue Jackets have been telling teams that they’re not available.
Heading into tonight’s action, the Blue Jackets are three points out of the final wild-card spot. They play the Panthers tonight, and are 13-2-1 under head coach Rick Bowness.
NHL Rumors: Capitals, Islanders, Bruins, and the Blues
NHL Rumour Report: David Pagnotta on The Sheet on the Columbus Blue Jackets: “Unless there’s an offer that comes out of left field…and they have to consider, I think they wanna roll with this group and push for that playoff spot.”
Zach Whitecloud will be staying in Calgary
Frank Seravalli: The Calgary Flames will be holding on to defenseman Zach Whitecloud after trading MacKenzie Weegar yesterday. It’s not a surprise as he’s been a good fit.
Five buyers that have the best prospect assets to trade
Steven Ellis of Daily Faceoff: The asking prices on the trade market are high. Ranking the top five buyers in terms of having the best prospects they could consider trading.
5. Vegas Golden Knights
Top prospects: Trevor Connelly, Carl Lindbom, Mathieu Cataford, Matyáš Šapovaliv, Jakob Ihs-Wozniak
4. Utah Mammoth
Top Prospects: Tij iginla, Daniil But, Dmitri Simashev, Caleb Desnoyers, Michael Hrabal
3. Carolina Hurricanes
Top Prospects: Bradly Nadeau, Felix Unger Sorum, Charles Alexis Legault, Semyon Frolov, Justin Robidas
2. Montreal Canadiens
Top Prospects: Michael Hage, Jacob Fowler, David Reinbacher, Adam Engstrom, Alexander Zharovsky
NHL Rumors: Devils, Maple Leafs, and a Top 48 NHL Trade Bait Board
1. Detroit Red Wings
Top Prospects: Nate Danielson, Michael Brandsegg-Nygard, Sebastian Cossa, Trey Augustine, Carter Bear
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