Why so much trade talk
TSN: Darren Dreger on Insider trading on why there has been so much trade talk.
“It’s all salary cap related obviously. And it starts with an incredible crop of restricted free agents and the top dollar that those players are going to command. They’re going to drain the system from an organizational perspective. And then on top of that, I’ve had several player agents tell me that there are better than 30 bad contracts in play as everyone tries to shift the deck chairs trying to make room.”
Latest trade talk involving the Oilers, Canucks, and Flames
TSN: Bob McKenzie on Insider trading on the latest trade talk. Edmonton Oilers GM Ken Holland is wanting to make some moves. Vancouver Canucks GM Jim Benning is looking for defensemen. The Oilers and Calgary Flames could be looking to move some salary out.
“For the Edmonton Oilers, that potentially is Milan Lucic. Now, it’s a tricky situation because he’s got a full no-move clause, so he entirely dictates where he goes and where he doesn’t go. But there has been a lot of Milan Lucic trade talk over the last little while.
Down the road in Calgary, James Neal, he didn’t fit real well last year. That may be something that Brad Treliving is looking to make happen sooner rather than later.
And there hasn’t been as much talk about Loui Eriksson in Vancouver lately but that’s an interesting situation, the relationship between Travis Green and Loui Eriksson, so all these players are kind of tied into a triangle where at times we’ve heard Lucic-Eriksson trade talk.
At times we’ve heard Lucic-Neal trade talk between Calgary and Edmonton, so we’ll see how it all shakes out, but those are some of the things going on here.”
On defensemen the Canucks could be eyeing
TSN: Darren Dreger on Insider trading on what the Vancouver Canucks could be looking at.
“Tyson Barrie’s name from the Colorado Avalanche is out there whether he’s a fit or not or he’ll dip into the unrestricted free agent market and that’s where you look at, say, a Tyler Myers who’s currently with the Winnipeg Jets. But keep an eye on that 10th pick overall because Benning has not been afraid to say that he’s willing to move up or down if necessary.”