31 Thoughts rumor roundup
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Could the New York Islanders or Calgary Flames be stealth teams in on Matt Duchene?
If Duchene ends up in Nashville, the sides could work out a term-term deal.
Alexander Wennberg could use a fresh start and could be part of Duchene offer from the Columbus Blue Jackets. He has a $4.9 million salary cap hit through 2023 and the Senators may not want to gamble that much.
Rumors denied of a Mark Stone five years at $10.5 million deal. The Vegas Golden Knights wouldn’t be interested in a rental for Stone. The Winnipeg Jets and Calgary Flames are interested.
Ryan Dzingel future is tied to a Stone decision. Any Cody Ceci trade is likely close to the deadline.
The Dallas Stars have looked at Mats Zuccarello and could be a stealth team on Artemi Panarin.
Long-term options for Artemi Panarin appear to be the Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings, New York Islanders and New York Rangers. Rental options could be the Islanders and Boston Bruins.
Ilya Kovalchuk could be a fallback option for the Islanders.
Rangers Kevin Hayes could be fallback for the Blue Jackets if they don’t land Duchene.
Blue Jackets may have made one last attempt on a Sergei Bobrovsky extension but not optimistic.
Edmonton Oilers not taking lowball offers for the unhappy Puljujarvi.
Colorado Avalanche defenseman Patrik Nemeth could be an option for the Flames. The Avs are also looking to move Sven Andrighetto.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are still likely looking for a right-handed defenseman. GM Kyle Dubas watched the Canucks-Ducks last week.
New Jersey Devils GM Ray Shero being aggressive looking to move Marcus Johansson. Interested teams could include the Blue Jackets, Oilers, San Jose Sharks, Vancouver Canucks and possibly the Washington Capitals.
The Canucks looked at Capitals forward Andre Burakovsky.
Would the San Jose Sharks be interested in Minnesota Wild and former Shark Eric Fehr.
Would the Carolina Hurricanes take a run at Eric Staal?
The Buffalo Sabres looked at LA Kings Carl Hagelin. A lot asking price may tempt more teams.
