- Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: From Stars GM Joe Nieuwendyk,
“Nothing happened, and I’m good with that. You look at our team and we’ve played well lately and now we’re going to add Brad Richards and Nick Grossman, so we’re pleased.”
“I think Brad will hopefully be a player for us in Anaheim. Nick probably not Friday, but some time during the trip.”
“In my mind, I wasn’t going to move him unless somebody knocked our socks off with something we couldn’t refuse. We’ve said all along that we want to sign Brad, and we still feel that way. We want to sign Brad Richards to be a Dallas Star for a long period of time.”
- Eric Stephen of the OC Register: There were reports that the Ducks had acquired Zenon Konopka from the Islanders, but talks never really got off the ground as Isles GM Garth Snow wouldn’t budge from his 2nd round draft pick demands.
- Chip Alexander of the Raleigh News & Observer: Hurricanes GM Jim Rutherford said they did receive offers for Joni Pitkanen but didn’t want to give up the defenseman who can play 27-28 minutes.
- Pierre LeBrun via twitter: The Panthers got some late offers on Tomas Vokoun, but were not enough.
- Adrian Dater of the Denver Post: Dater had heard that Matt Hunwick was almost traded back the Bruins yesterday.
- Nick Kypreos via twitter: Mike Green could be out of the Capitals lineup for 3 weeks.
- Terry Jones of the Edmonton Journal: “There was never anything with Ales that even came close to me considering to move my best player,” said Tambellini. “There was never anything that made me think twice about returning the call.”
- Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: The Stars did try to trade Brad Richards, but couldn’t get the right offer. The Kings, Rangers and Sabres were in the mix. The Stars wanted 2 roster players from the Rangers, including Brandon Dubinsky, and a pick. The Sabres wanted an impact player but got Brad Boyes late Sunday. The Sabres were also trying hard to trade Tim Connolly. The asking price for Stephen Weiss and David Booth was too high. The Capitals and Flyers did inquire about Tomas Vokoun.
- Bob McKenzie via twitter: The Predators were looking at Oilers Ales Hemsky and Ladislav Smid. Ryan Kennedy via twitter: Kennedy was told the Preds where shopping prospects Ryan Ellis and Austin Watson.