Rumors I: “If it’s not here, it’s not here”, Trade Bait and Scouts

“I go where they want me,” said Kessel quietly after the Leafs 21st loss in 25 games. “I love Toronto, but it’s not here, it’s not here.”

Cody Franson on the upcoming trade deadline.

“It would be hard to argue that it doesn’t have an effect,” Cody Franson said of the uncertainty simmering around the team, the 27-year-old an impending unrestricted free agent and prime trade deadline target. “You try not to let it affect you. You try not to let it creep into your room. But at the end of the day, I think as small as you may be able to get it , it still probably sits in the back of your head.”

SportsCentre: Trade bait list:

1. Antoine Vermette
2. Cody Franson
3. Andrej Sekera
4. Daniel Winnik
5. Mike Santorelli
6. Chris Stewart
7. Zbynek Michalek
8. Cam Atkinson
9. Jeff Petry
10. Jaromir Jagr

Dennis Bernstein: Non-regular scouts at the Kings-Flames game: Blackhawks, Hurricanes, Senators, Lightning (2) and Capitals. Elliotte Teaford – the other scouts on the games: Rangers, Predators, Blues, Canucks, Stars, Blues Jackets and Ducks (3)

Dave Stubbs: Scouting the Canadiens-Oilers: Blackhawks, Senators, Flames, Capitals, Lightning, Blue Jackets, Red Wings, Stars (2) and Rangers.

Michael Augello: Darren Dreger said the Bruins are heavily scouting the Maple Leafs in New York last night.