Scouting the Detroit Red Wings and Nashville Predators …
Sky Kerstein: Scouts listed to attend last night’s Red Wings-Predators game: Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, Minnesota Wild, New Jersey Devils, Montreal Canadiens, Columbus Blue Jackets, Winnipeg Jets, New York Islanders and the Buffalo Sabres.
Scouting the Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers …
Michael Augello: Scouts listed to attend last night’s Maple Leafs-Panthers game: Vancouver Canucks (2), Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars, Winnipeg Jets, St. Louis Blues, Nashville Predators, New Jersey Devils, Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild and the Philadelphia Flyers.
Scouting the Philadelphia Flyers and Montreal Canadiens …
Adam Kimelman: Scouts listed to attend last night’s Flyers-Canadiens game: Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, San Jose Sharks, Boston Bruins, Columbus Blue Jackets, Washington Capitals and the Winnipeg Jets.
Scouting the Columbus Blue Jackets and New Jersey Devils …
George Richards: Scouts listed to attend last night’s Blue Jackets-Devils game: New York Rangers (2), Tampa Bay Lightning (2), Detroit Red Wings (2), New York Islanders, Dallas Stars, Buffalo Sabres, Ottawa Senators, Boston Bruins, Florida Panthers, Nashville Predators, Colorado Avalanche, St. Louis Blues, Minnesota Wild, and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Rick Carpiniello: The Rangers have been having meetings with their scouts this week in New York, so they may not be scouting anything in particular.
On the Tampa Bay Lightning …
Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: The Red Wings will be looking for draft picks at the deadline. Mike Green holds a no-trade clause but seems intrigued by the Lightning.
The Lightning have scouted the Columbus Blue Jackets frequently, and Jack Johnson may be available.
Erik Gudbranson and Nick Holden came off the trade block yesterday.
Darren Dreger reported that the odds are low that the Senators would trade Erik Karlsson at the draft.
Any talks with the Senators involving Karlsson would likely start with Mikhail Sergachev or Brayden Point. When Yzerman was asked last week about potentially moving Sergachev or Point he said: “We would want to add to our team, not go sideways.”