On the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings …
TSN: Frank Seravalli reported the Maple Leafs offered a 5th round pick to the Detroit Red Wings for Luke Glendening, with the Wings countering with a 2nd rounder.
Darren Dreger on TSN 1050 said that the Red Wings are getting some interest in Glendening, but it’s not known if the Maple Leafs are still in on him.
“The Toronto Maple Leafs’ interest in Glendening, it’s pretty obvious, is the connection from Babcock to Glendening,” Dreger told TSN Radio 1050 Toronto. “He’d be a depth centre, probably on the fourth line. The problem with him is – aside from anyone that wants to judge his hockey talent, if you’re critical of his hockey talent – he has three years remaining after this year at $1.8 million per year. So Detroit would have to eat money and the sense that I was getting up until yesterday was that, yeah, Toronto had some interest but they weren’t really in a position yet to make a legit offer, so it seemed dead.”
On the Winnipeg Jets …
TSN: Darren Dreger on TSN’s That’s Hockey said that the Winnipeg Jets are looking at Ottawa Senators Derick Brassard, as well as others.
“Cheveldayoff is making his calls, just like most NHL general managers, he’s looking around the league he’s talked to the New York Rangers about the variety of players that they have available, starting with Rick Nash,” Dreger said on Tim Hortons That’s Hockey. “Now whether or not Rick Nash wants to go to Winnipeg, we’ll see, perhaps it’s an option. Mike Hoffman of the Ottawa Senators, again, an option, an unlikely but possible option. Patrick Maroon and Mark Letestu of the Edmonton Oilers are both options as well.”
adds that the Jets are doing their due diligence. They could make a big deal as they have the assets.