On the Los Angeles Kings …
Dennis Bernstein: Don’t see the Kings having the assets or the salary cap space to make a significant trade.
On the New York Islanders …
B.D. Gallof: “No trade can save this, bc it takes another team to tango, and Snow & #isles in a terrible position to deal”
On Seattle …
Russell Wilson: “I’m excited to announce I’ve partnered w/ the Sonics Arena Group to help bring the @NBA & @NHL to the best fan base in the world.”
On Marc Crawford …
Aivis Kalnins: Hearing talk that Ottawa Senators associate coach Marc Crawford could be the new head coach of Team Latvia.
On Las Vegas …
Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe: If Jimmy Howard continues his solid play (4-2-0 record with a 1.22 GAA and .961 SV %), Las Vegas will be sure to use one of their picks on the goaltender. Howard is under contract through 2019 and carries a $5,291,667 salary cap hit.
On the Dallas Stars …
Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: Heika spoke with Stars GM Jim Nill over the weekend. Nill was asked if he should have been more flexible with contract negotiations with Valeri Nichushkin given the injuries they’ve dealt with up front this season.
“No, not at all. We’re comfortable with the offer we gave and we’re comfortable with the process. Every contract you sign can affect another contract, especially with younger players. We made a decision, and he made a decision, and that’s just negotiations. I think in the end, it could be good for him to go back there and maybe mature, and then maybe when he has the opportunity, he will better understand what he has here and want to come back.”
Nill when asked if they could look to upgrade in net if an opportunity presents itself:
“I’m not even worried about that. I’m worried about our team right now.”