On Scouting the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers …
George Richards: Scouts listed to attend last night’s Panthers – Oilers game: Winnipeg Jets (3), Montreal Canadiens (2), Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres, Ottawa Senators, San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, New Jersey Devils, Minnesota Wild, Detroit Red Wings, New York Islanders, Vegas Golden Knights and Nashville Predators.
Arthur Staple: The Islanders have had an eye on Jordan Eberle for a while now, possibly Ryan Nugent-Hopkins too. Both Eberle and Nugent-Hopkins have big contracts.
On Scouting the Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals …
Dave Isaac: Scouts listed to attend last night’s Flyers – Capitals game: Los Angeles Kings (2), Edmonton Oilers (2), Dallas Stars, Florida Panthers, Colorado Avalanche, St. Louis Blues, Vegas Golden Knights, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens.
Tim Panaccio: The Avalanche are scouting the Flyers again. The Avalanche would to do something involving Matt Duchene or Gabriel Landeskog and the Flyers. The Avs want a top forward and a defenseman.
On Scouting the AHL game between Ontario (Los Angeles Kings) and Tucson (Arizona Coytoes) …
John Hoven: Scouts listed to attend last night’s Ontario – Tuscon game: New York Rangers, New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals, and Philadelphia Flyers.
On the Trade Market …
Chris Nichols of FanRag Sports: Bob McKenzie was on NBCSN talking about how quiet the trade market is at the moment.
“The National Hockey League trade front has never been more quiet than it has been this season, and that may well continue right up to the deadline,” began McKenzie. “But it will get busier. We know players are going to move. But the sense I get from talking to general managers around the league is that it’s mostly rental players – guys on expiring contracts – that the flat cap, that the impending expansion draft, are all things conspiring against contract players trading.
“That said, there is some potential out there for blockbuster big things that could still happen – but they’re less likely than more likely to happen by the deadline.”