On the Bruins …
- Darren Dreger of TSN: From time to time, teams call the Bruins about goalie prospect Malcolm Subban. There is reason to believe that the Maple Leafs or Coyotes would have interest in him. The Bruins have depth in net, and GM Don Sweeney has the option to make a deal if they get the right offer. Sweeney can also hang onto Subban, letting him and Zane McIntyre develop together.
On Mike Richards …
- Hope Smoke: Bob McKenzie on Mike Richards: “I dont think there is anything imminet but there’s tangible interest in M.Richards” … “before an NHL team can take the plunge I think they need more information & he has a court date on Dec 8th [RE Mike Richards” . McKenzie added that issues with Richards are immigration and if there will be any supplemental discipline from the NHL.
On the KHL …
- Slava Malamud: The KHL is seriously considering expanding to Beijing next year.
On the Flyers …
- Chris Nichols of Today’s Slapshot: Elliotte Friedman on Sportsnet 960 on Flyers GM Ron Hextall and his patience.
“I think he’d love to do something. I really do. But I think he’d love to do something for awhile. He’s had Brayden Schenn out there. He’s had Luke Schenn out there. Obviously he’s had Lecavalier out there. There’s no biting on this. From what I’m told, unless something happened in the last couple of days, he’s had no serious interest in Lecavalier in a long time. That’s a really tough one.
“They had a columnist this morning write that they should consider thinking about trading Giroux. I’m against that. You just cannot replace that guy. You lose him, and I mean – unless the offer is out-of-this-world unbelievable, you’re giving up the best player in a trade and a guy who has a lot of good years left ahead of him.
“I just think Ron Hextall was left a mess. He really was. He inherited a situation that had a lot of problems. A lot of bad contracts. The smartest thing they can do is just battle their way through it.
“If you really think about it, he was in L.A.. How close was Dean Lombardi to losing his job possibly, if they didn’t win that first Stanley Cup. It was getting there. Ownership was getting impatient. You just have to ride it out.”