Helping keep Brassard out of West wasn’t material part for Vegas …
Steve Carp: Golden Knights GM George McPhee on if they’ll make any more trades by the deadline: “I never know what’s going to transpire at the trade deadline. It could be a lot; it could be nothing. We’ll see what the next 48 hours bring.”
Scott Billeck: McPhee said that by being part of the Derick Brassard trade, they were able to keep him in the Eastern Conference, but added that it wasn’t a material part of the trade.
Sharks moved on from Letestu … Oilers may like Petan …
Jim Matheson: The San Jose Sharks were in the mix for center Mark Letestu, but they traded for Eric Fehr. The Jets like Matt Hendricks as their No. 4 center.
Jim Matheson: If the Oilers and Winnipeg Jets come together on a deal, Nic Petan is one prospect that Craig MacTavish loved in Junior. Petan has put up numbers in the AHL but hasn’t been able to get any traction in Winnipeg.
St. Louis on standing pat…
Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic suggests that costs for this trade deadline may just be too high for Doug Armstrong to do much of anything. The Blues are too close to being out of the playoffs and their below .500 play over the last 20-25 games is problematic.
Michael Grabner might have helped but he is gone to New Jersey. St. Louis cannot even name a goalie for Game 1 currently. Two of their top-six defensemen are out and scoring has dried up. St. Louis may make a minor deal. That is it.
Pittsburgh moved on from Canadiens … Carolina deal making?
Dennis Bernstein talked about Alex Galchenyuk and how Pittsburgh actively tried to make a deal with Montreal. However, Montreal and Marc Bergevin would not budge. Pittsburgh moved on to Ottawa and that was that.
Brian Lawton speculates on Carolina’s inaction. He is perplexed that Ron Francis has done nothing yet as they could use some scoring and experience. Carolina is still close to a playoff spot and it’s doubtful they wait much longer.