Rangers looking to add
Vince Z. Mercogliano: New York Rangers GM Chris Drury on if anticipates some significant additions this offseason?
“I’ll put it this way: We’re always looking every day at ways to get better.”
Holtby on the move?
Donnie & Dhali: Rick Dhaliwal: “Had one source tell me he’d be shocked if Holtby was still in Vancouver in a week..”
Seven or eight years for Hyman
Andy Strickland: Teams will need to go seven or eight years to sign Zach Hyman – depending on if a sign and trade.
Stars and Blue Jackets talking
David Pagnotta: Trade talk is continuing ahead of the draft this weekend, with the trade freeze lifting on Thursday at 1 pm.
The Dallas Stars are very interested in Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Seth Jones. There is some talk that defenseman John Klingberg could be part of the trade talks.
David Pagnotta: Believe that Klingberg would interest the Blue Jackets. Not sure how far along trade talks have gone.
A stopgap if the Oiles don’t re-sign Larsson could be….
Jonathan Willis: If the Edmonton Oilers aren’t able to re-sign defenseman Adam Larsson, Philadelphia Flyers Justin Braun could be a nice fallback option.
He only has one year left on his contract at a $1.8 million cap hit but could be a nice stopgap on the right side.
Quick hits on Palmieri, Giordano, Allen, Grubauer and Landeskog
Account4hockey: Elliotte Friedman on Sportsnet 960 said that he believes the New York Islanders want to re-sign Kyle Palmieri.
The Seattle Kraken asking price for them to not select Calgary Flames defenseman Mark Giordano is a first- and third-round pick.
The Kraken’s asking price for them to not select Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jake Allen was a second-round pick and a prospect.
Friedman adds that the Colorado Avalanche and UFA goaltender Philipp Grubauer are not close on a deal. Gabriel Landeskog thinks the Avalanche took too long to get serious about his contract.