** Quick embed post before trade freeze
On the Minnesota Wild …
Subject to change in next 30 minutes, of course, but it doesn’t look like MIN will deal any of their D men — Brodin or Scandella.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) June 17, 2017
If not, two of Brodin, Scandella, Dumba would have to be exposed in expansion draft. MIN could try to do deal with VGK to lay off those D.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) June 17, 2017
Whatever happens, based on exp draft/cap issues/pos’n needs etc., it’s a decent bet RFA Erik Haula is not likely to be back with MIN.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) June 17, 2017
If MIN is able to do deal with VGK to lay off a D, the Wild have a very deep pool of F prospects to choose from if they deem D a priority.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) June 17, 2017
Would be interesting to see what kind of price George McPhee can pry out of #MNWild to not take a D-man, land Vegas native Jason Zucker. https://t.co/Mja3duQumK
— Stephen Whyno (@SWhyno) June 17, 2017
Marco Scandella, BTW, more so than Jonas Brodin, has been MTL’s primary trade target.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) June 17, 2017
Speaking of Minnesota, they were deep into the race on Jonathan Drouin.
— Eric Engels (@EricEngels) June 17, 2017
They were in heavy pursuit and felt they had a very strong chance of landing him.
— Eric Engels (@EricEngels) June 17, 2017
On the Montreal Canadiens and Minnesota Wild …
Bergevin is very actively looking to move Galchenyuk and Beaulieu. Nothing imminent with Minnesota, but lots of chatter between both teams.
— Eric Engels (@EricEngels) June 17, 2017
For all the talk about Brodin, Habs would covet Scandella.
— Eric Engels (@EricEngels) June 17, 2017
On the San Jose Sharks …
If you’re among those who presume there are “handshake deals” with Sharks and 19/12 for after expansion draft: that’s wishful thinking.
— Kevin Kurz (@KKurzNBCS) June 17, 2017
On the Toronto Maple Leafs …
Awfully quiet on #Leafs front. I agree w/@FriedgeHNIC, they could do something “big” & maybe that explains why it’s quiet? 👀
— Jimmy Murphy (@MurphysLaw74) June 17, 2017
