On the Colorado Avalanche …
Adrian Dater: Avs GM Joe Sakic on if they have any untouchables: “Well, Wayne Gretzky was traded. Twice”
Terry Frei of the Denver Post: Sakic said he was happy with trade deadline acquisitions in Mikkel Boedker and Shawn Matthias, and if they could work out a new contract, he’d like to have them back. Boedker last week.
“There’s no decision as of right now. I’ve enjoyed my time here so far and we’ll see what happens in the summer.”
On the Buffalo Sabres …
Joe Haggerty: There are whispers that Jimmy Vesey is interested in playing with Jack Eichel in Buffalo.
On the Toronto Maple Leafs …
Igor Eronko: CSKA GM Sergei Federov to rsport.ru: “‘Right from the start of the season we knew Nikita Zaitsev agreed to terms with #MapleLeafs”
On the Los Angeles Kings …
Lisa Dillman: GM Dean Lombardi said they are continuing contract talks with Milan Lucic.
On the Arizona Coyotes …
Dave Vest: Coach Dave Tippett on Shane Doan: “My gut feeling is Shane will play next year.”
On the Boston Bruins …
Igor Eronko: The agent for Alex Khokhlachev blames Bruins coach Claude Julien for not giving Khokhlachev a chance. Added that the Bruins have disrupted all possible deals involving Khokhlachev. His agent wouldn’t comment of a potential offer from SKA and doesn’t rule out a return to Russia.
Bob McKenzie: Mike Milbury on the report that he told the Bruins he’d be interested in their head coaching position if they fire Claude Julien: “Total B.S.”
On the Montreal Canadiens …
Eric Engels: Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin: “There was a lot of speculation that I gave the players a free pass when I came out in Jan. I held the players responsible.”
On the Columbus Blue Jackets …
Aaron Portzline: Contract talks between RFA William Karlsson and the Blue Jackets have begun. He didn’t want to talk during the season.