On the Winnipeg Jets and Jacob Trouba …
Chris Nichols: Darren Dreger on the Winnipeg Jets and Jacob Trouba: “I did not get sense in dealing w/ people I deal w/ in Winnipeg that they’re feeling the heat even a little bit on Trouba.”
Chris Nichols: Dreger on Trouba trade offers: “There have been some interesting offers”
On the Toronto Maple Leafs and Anaheim Ducks …
Chris Nichols: Darren Dreger on TSN 1050 when asked about Ducks defenseman Hampus Lindholm and the Maple Leafs: “I think that that’s a pretty significant stretch.”
Scouting the Toronto Maple Leafs – Tampa Bay Lightning …
Terry Koshan: There were no less than 22 scouts listed at last night’s Maple Leafs – Lightning game. Two from the Blue Jackets, Las Vegas and Penguins.
Scouting the Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers …
Hockey Inside/Out: Scouting Monday’s games between the Canadiens and Flyers: Blackhawks (2), Senators, Sabres, Wild, Lightning, Flames, Oilers, Devils, Panthers, Penguins, Rangers, Sharks, Vegas, Jets, Red Wings and Stars.
On Seattle …
Chris Daniels of King5.com: Chris Hansen and an investment team said yesterday that they don’t need public funding to build a new arena in Seattle’s SoDo neighborhood.
The group sent a letter to the city saying they would build the arena “at no cost to the City or the County.” The original proposal had them asking the city and county for $200 million in bonds. The Group is asking the city “to vacate a one-block stretch of Occidental Avenue and the addition of several tax credits.”
Steve Carp: “Bear in mind that Chris Hansen’s Seattle Arena decision is NBA, not NHL driven.”
On the World Junior Championships …
Darren Dreger: Bidding and making presentations for the 2019 World Juniors Champsionship – Edmonton/Calgary, Winnipeg/Saskatoon, Vancouver/Victoria, Ottawa and Windsor/London.
On the Olympics …
John Shannon: Both the NHL and NHLPA are in South Korea looking at the Olympic Facilities.
