Bruins may have a little more room for a Torey Krug extension
Matt Kalman of WEEI: It’s not known if the Boston Bruins are out of the running from Chris Kreider and Kyle Palmieri.
After moving out David Backes, the Bruins gained a little future salary cap flexibility and might be able to work out an extension with pending UFA Torey Krug.
Teams could be interested in Ducks Derek Grant
Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on his 31 Thought Podcast on the Anaheim Ducks leading up to the trade deadline.
“They have a guy who I think there’s some interest in, and that’s Derek Grant. He’s their centre who’s played really well. Bob Murray really likes Derek Grant and he’s had a really good year. To me he’s a perfect depth centre for the playoffs.
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But from what I’ve heard their big guys, the Lindholms, the Fowlers, the Mansons, the Silfverbergs, the Rakells, they aren’t going anywhere.”
Edmonton Oilers deadline primer
Mark Spector of Sportsnet: Edmonton Oilers GM Ken Holland would like to improve their roster but he doesn’t want to give up their first-round pick or a top process.
They could use a left winger to play with Connor McDavid, a veteran depth defenseman, and maybe a third-line center like Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
Forward options could be Andreas Athanasiou, Tomas Tatar, Kyle Palmieri, or Tyler Ennis.
Assets they could move are Jesse Puljujarvi and maybe a second-round pick.
2020: 1st, 2nd, *3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th 7th. (*3rd goes to CGY if Neal scores 21 goals and Lucic trails him by 10 or more goals).
2021: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 6th (PIT), 7th.
Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on his 31 Thought Podcast on the Edmonton Oilers leading up to the trade deadline.
“I had a couple teams tell me Coleman was the one guy they were going to do the first-rounder for and I think that was a smart try for Edmonton.
“I think it’s going to be hard for the Oilers to do it because of their entire injury situation, I think they like (J-G) Pageau. I just don’t know if they’re going to be able to pull it off.”