Scouting the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens …
Michael Augello: Scout listed to attend last night’s Maple Leafs – Canadiens game: Montreal Canadiens (3), New York Rangers, Arizona Coyotes, Ottawa Senators, Chicago Blackhawks, Pittsburgh Penguins, Nashville Predators, Los Angeles Kings, Winnipeg Jets and Vegas Golden Knights.
Scouting the Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Islanders …
Michael Arace: Scouts listed to attend last night’s Blue Jackets – Islanders game: Edmonton Oilers, Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche and Vegas Golden Knights.
Scouting the Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks …
John Hoven: Scouts listed to attend last night’s Kings – Ducks game: Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, Vegas Golden Knights, New York Rangers, Columbus Blues Jackets, Calgary Flames, Chicago Blackhawks, Dallas Stars, Tampa Bay Lightning and Vancouver Canucks.
Scouting the Vancouver Canucks and San Jose Sharks …
Jeff Paterson: Scouts listed attend last night’s Canucks – Sharks game: Detroit Red Wings and New York Islanders.
Scouting the Colorado Avalanche and Buffalo Sabres …
Terry Frei: Scouts listed to attend last night’s Avalanche – Sabres game: Chicago Blackhawks (2), Nashville Predators, Edmonton Oilers and Boston Bruins.
On the Colorado Avalanche …
Terry Frei of the Denver Post: There is still the possibility that Matt Duchene or Gabriel Landeskog get traded before the deadline. Avs GM Joe Sakic would consider anything that would make them better in the future.
Sakic basically said that Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen and Tyson Yost are the only untouchables.
When talking to the Carolina Hurricanes about Duchene, talks should start with Jaccob Slavin. It’s doubtful the Hurricanes would want to move him.
Other available Avalanche players are Jarome Iginla, Fedor Tyutin, John Mitchell, Rene Bourque, Cody Goloubef and Jeremy Smith.
Defenseman Fedor Tytuin may be their most likely rental to be traded.
“It’s business,” Tyutin told me. “We all know how it works and how it goes down. We’ll see what happens.”