NHL Rumors: Slow Trade Market, Avs, Flyers, Canucks, de Haan, Schaller, Archibald, and Vanek

Around ten teams reached out pending free agent defenseman Calvin de Haan.
On the slow trade market, and free agency …

Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun Times: Is John Tavares and a few other pending free agents holding up the trade market?

“I don’t really know why, but that’s probably a pretty good theory on why it’s happening,” Hawks general manager Stan Bowman said. “There hasn’t really been much activity at all. I guess we’ll find out over the next few days, when the interview period opens up. Teams are able to talk to players and get a better feel for whether they can land that player. And if they can’t, maybe they’ll be turning toward trades a little more. It makes sense.”

On the Colorado Avalanche …

Craig Custance: Sense is that goaltender Jonathan Bernier would have preferred to remain with the Avalanche, but there may be too many goaltenders there now. GM Joe Sakic would need to make a trade for Bernier to be back. Semyon Varlamov will be an unrestricted free agent after next season.

On the Philadelphia Flyers …

Ken Campbell: Flyers goaltender Petr Mrazek won’t be given a qualifying offer from them and will become an unrestricted free agent. He made $4 million last year, and there should be lots of interest from teams at a lower price.

On the Vancouver Cnaucks …

Rick Dhaliwal: The Canucks held contract talks with defenseman Derrick Pouliot at the draft, and they will continue talks today.

Rick Dhaliwal: The Canucks called pending UFA Jay Beagle‘s agent yesterday.

On Calvin de Haan

David Pagnotta: Upwards of 10 teams were in contract with Calvin de Haan’s camp yesterday. He’ll be one of the more popular pending free agents.

On Tim Schaller

Mark Divver: Source saying Bruins pending UFA Tim Schaller is getting calls from a number of teams.

On Darren Archibald

Rick Dhaliwal: Canucks pending UFA Darren Archibald was getting calls from teams yesterday.

On Thomas Vanek

Rick Dhaliwal: Thomas Vanek’s camp received a few calls from teams yesterday. The Canucks weren’t one of the teams that made contact.

 

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