The Anaheim Ducks have plenty of candidates at No. 3
Eric Stephens: The Anaheim Ducks have the No. 3 pick in the draft and assistant GM Martin Madden said they have eight players they talked and debated over.
The Vancouver Canucks will go hard after Jake Guentzel
Taj: Frank Seravalli on Oilers Now last week on the Vancouver Canucks: “They’re going to make a real strong push for Guentzel. I’m thinking somewhere in the neighborhood of 7 yrs times $9.5 mill. They’re going to go after it.”
NHL Rumors: Minnesota Wild, Philadelphia Flyers, and the Columbus Blue Jackets
Five free agent defenseman options for the New Jersey Devils
Nick Natale of NJ Hockey Now: The New Jersey Devils are going to be in the market for a defenseman, especially have they traded Kevin Bahl in the Jacob Markstrom trade. They’ll need to find some depth. Five potential targets and their projected contract from AFAAnalystics
Brenden Dillon – Winnipeg Jets – Projection: 2 Years x $2.8 Million
Alec Martinez – Vegas Golden Knights – Projection: 1 Year x $1.25 Million
Jani Hakanpaa – Dallas Stars – Projection: 1 Year x $1.5 Million
Ilya Lyubushkin – Toronto Maple Leafs – Projection: 2 Years x $1.5 Million
Oliver Kylington – Calgary Flames – Projection: 1 Year x $1.1 Million
Quick hits on the Maple Leafs, Blue Jackets, Flyers, Senators, Golden Knights, Kraken and Sabres
David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period: The Toronto Maple Leafs are looking for big, physical defensemen. San Jose Sharks Mario Ferraro doesn’t fit their plan anymore. The teams did have talks during the season.
Columbus Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell told The Athletic that he doesn’t plan on trading or buying out goaltender Elvis Merzlikins.
The Philadelphia Flyers are believed to be interested in Ottawa Senators defenseman Jakob Chychrun. The Senators have had an interest in Scott Laughton. The Flyers are looking to move up in the draft.
As of Wednesday, it didn’t appear that Jonathan Marchessault and the Vegas Golden Knights were close to a deal.
NHL Rumors: Teams Talking to the Winnipeg Jets About Rutger McGroarty’s Rights
The Seattle Kraken have been tied to Martin Necas and Patrik Laine and wonder if they’d have interest in Trevor Zegras.
The Buffalo Sabres want scoring and are dangling their first-round pick, 11th overall.