Dave Feschuk: Maple Leafs GM Dave Nonis said that Morgan Rielly looks “ready to take a job.” Nonis added that coach Randy Carlyle needs to be comfortable with playing Rielly 12 to 15 minutes a night, “that’s something we feel is going to happen.”
Chris Nichols: Jussi Jokinen and Beau Bennett battle to be Evgeni Malkin and James Neal’s left winger. Jokinen and Bennett are both on the second power play unit.
Michael Russo of the Star Tribune: The Wild have two more cuts to make. David Steckel is likely one of them. Russo thinks Matt Dumba will make the team. Charlie Coyle is lock as their No. 2 center. Last cut could be down to Mikael Granlund, Jason Zucker, Nino Niederreiter and Justin Fontaine.
Adrian Dater: Avalanche coach Patrick Roy said that Marc-Andre Cliche is a center but could play on the right side. Will be the teams 13th forward. John Mitchell is a fourth line center, but Dater can see Cliche playing ahead of Bordeleau at times.
Wes Gilbertson: Flames coach Bob Hartley on Sean Monahan: “After every game, if you weigh in maybe the rookie mistakes that he make versus the great plays that maybe an 18-year-old kid shouldn’t make in this league, it’s pretty impressive.”
Aaron Vickers: The Flames reassigned to Abbotsford: Billins, Ramage, Wotherspoon and forwards Begin, Granlund and Jooris. L.A. Lariviere: The Flames cut Steve Begin.
Jim Toth: Jets lines: Ladd-Little-WheelerKane-Jokinen-FrolikWright-Scheifele-Setoguhi Halischuk-Cormier-PelusoTangradi-Slater-Thorburn.
Eric Stephens: Ducks lines: Palmieri with Perry and Getzlaf. Penner with Rakell and Beleskey.
Mike Vogl: Capitals defensive pairings last night: Alzner-Green, Erskine-Carlson, Hillen-Oleksy.
