Scouting the Dallas Stars and Boston Bruins …
Mark Stepneski: Scouts listed to attend last night’s Stars-Bruins game: Los Angeles Kings (2), Columbus Blue Jackets, Edmonton Oilers, New York Islanders, Carolina Hurricanes, Nasvhille Predators and Tampa Bay Lightning.
Scouting LA Kings and Chicago Blackhawks AHL teams – Ontario and Rockford …
John Hoven: Scouts listed to attend last night’s Ontario – Rockford game: New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers and the Toronto Maple Leafs.
On the Chicago Blackhawks …
Pierre LeBrun: The Blackhawks were never a serious players involved in Martin Hanzal talks.
On the Vancouver Canucks …
Iaian MacIntrye Vancouver Sun: Ryan Miller and Jannik Hansen confirm they’ve submitted their trade lists to GM Jim Benning. Benning did add on Friday:
“I haven’t asked anybody else with a (full) NTC to waive it.”
Alex Burrows has a no-trade clause.
“I think it was a fair list, at least from my perception,” Hansen said. “Whether or not he can make a deal with them … I can’t tell you that.
“It’s easy to pick eight teams you want to play for in this league. You can pick more if you wanted to. It’s a privilege to play. That being said, I want to stay here. I’ve never made that a secret. But it’s not hard to pick eight teams you’re willing to go to.”
Miller made his list last offseason, but ‘signed’ it last week.
“It just comes down to the business of the game,” Miller said. “It’s not really a decision I can make. These are deals that Jim makes. He’s got to look ahead to the future of the team and decide what the plan is. And with the expansion draft, that’s just another wrinkle you have to consider.
“There’s a lot of different angles now.”
The looming expansion draft could affect what teams are willing to give up for Hansen. He as a year left at $2.5 million