Notes on Micheal Ferland, Jakob Silfverberg, Brian Boyle, Derick Brassard and Jimmy Howard
Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic: Interest in Micheal Ferland has cooled as teams like the Nashville Predators and Boston Bruins may be wanting to see what happens with Artemi Panarin, Matt Duchene and Mark Stone.
Contract talks between the Anaheim Ducks and Jakob Silfverberg are progressing as he’s seen as a piece of their re-tool. The Ducks are listening on a lot of their other players.
A few contending teams have called the New Jersey Devils about Brian Boyle. Boyle has an eight-team no-trade list. The Devils could move him and then look to re-sign after July 1st.
The Florida Panthers may not be looking to trade Derick Brassard right away – could happen closer to the trade deadline.
The Detroit Red Wings and Jimmy Howard have an interest in doing a deal, but the Wings may be intrigued at what assets he could bring back. If the Columbus Blue Jackets trade Sergei Bobrovsky, Howard could be an option for them.
The New York Islanders have shown interest in a Devils center
Arthur Staple: Have heard the Islanders have already expressed some interest in Devils Brian Boyle.
Pierre LeBrun: The Islanders interest would make sense as GM Lou Lamoriello trade for him at the deadline when he was the GM of the Maple Leafs.
The Islanders could be aggressive on the trade market
Chris Nichols of Nichols on Hockey: Pierre LeBrun was on TSN 1290 and says that he believes the New York Islanders are going to be aggressive leading up to the trade deadline. They have the salary cap room to add before the deadline and this offseason.
“So I think A) they try to add before the 25th, and then I think this summer they’re a big-time player. Whether it’s Panarin or other guys, I think the Islanders are going to be a team to watch for sure.”
