- Renaud Lavoie: Canadiens Douglas Murray will have a phone hearing at 11:00 am.
- Jeff Marek: Maple Leafs Claude Loiselle said on HC @ noon that Leafs CEO Tim Lieweke has met with the players.
- Sean Fitz-Gerald: Claude Loiselle.
“We’ve had meetings,” Loiselle told the station. “Dave Nonis has had meetings. Tim Leiweke has had meetings. We’ve had meetings.”
“Everybody’s always talking to players,” Loiselle said. “We’re always mingling around, and we’re always trying to be positive and trying to convey, ‘guys, we’re better than we are right now, and we need a win — mathematically, we’re not out of the playoffs, but we need a win.”
- Mike Hume: Capgeek points out that Alex Ovechkin’s no-trade clause doesn’t kick in until July 1st.
- Aaron Portzline: Blue Jackets R.J. Umberger was a healthy scratch for the fourth time in seven games.