Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: The Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers were among the teams that talked to the St. Louis Blues about Kevin Shattenkirk. Bruins GM Don Sweeney said that cost to acquire a top-defenseman was very high.
“The acquisition cost was extremely high, and rightfully so because they are difficult players to have and develop, and when you have them, you might as well maximize the asset in return,” Sweeney told reporters Friday night after the first round.
The Oilers agreed that the asking price was too high, but Blues GM Doug Armstrong wasn’t concerned.
“Maybe my asking price is too high or maybe I value him higher than other people. But I haven’t been anywhere close to what I think is representative of the value of Kevin Shattenkirk,” said Armstrong on Friday night.”
It was thought that the Anaheim Ducks could trade Cam Fowler, possibly for a top-line left winger, but it didn’t happen.
“In talking to other GMs, we’re all finding overall that it was very difficult” to make trades, Ducks GM Bob Murray said Saturday. “Obviously, the cap didn’t move very much for the first time in a while and that affects everything. And then I think you’re finding that the expansion draft is grabbing all of our attention.”
Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff on a potential offer sheet for Jacob Trouba.
“You know what? I don’t know,” Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff said Saturday. “I’ve been part of that situation with the Blackhawks” — when the San Jose Sharks signed Niklas Hjarlmarsson to an offer sheet in 2010 — “you deal with it.”
Stars GM Jim Nill has a few holes on their blueline that could be filled with some of their younger Dmen, but they’ll keep an eye on the free agent and trade market.
“We’ve got cap room, I’ve got a couple of roster spots ,” Stars GM Jim Nill said Saturday. “But I’m not going to do anything crazy. I’m going to sit back and listen and see what’s out there. And if it’s a fit for us, great; but if not, I’m comfortable with our team right now.”
The Wild could use someone from their blueline to acquire a top-six forward, with GM Chuck Fletcher hoping something presents itself in the