On the Sabres, Cody Hodgson and Ryan O’Reilly …
Tim Murray on possible buyout of Cody Hodgson: "We’ve had a lot of discussion on Cody, and we have a plan."
— John Vogl (@BuffNewsVogl) June 27, 2015
GMTM on ROR:"You know going in when you make a trade like this that negotiations are going to be starting a high number.We’re fully prepared
— John Vogl (@BuffNewsVogl) June 27, 2015
On the Bruins and Tuukka Rask …
Any speculation of the Bruins potentially trading Tuukka Rask should stop. Don Sweeney says emphatically he's not trading him. No surprise.
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) June 27, 2015
On the Devils …
Although there is some talk of Devils also acquiring negotiating rights with Beleskey, that is unconfirmed.
— Tom Gulitti (@TGfireandice) June 27, 2015
It is possible trade won't become official until Saturday morning before 2nd round starts.
— Tom Gulitti (@TGfireandice) June 27, 2015
On the Lightning …
Yzerman indicated he tried to move up "a couple of spots'' at one point, then as the 28th pick came up, saw potential to add extra pick
— Erik Erlendsson (@erlendssonTBO) June 27, 2015
On the Coyotes …
Maloney on trades: "There’s teams in the West that are doing things to better themselves but I feel we’ve done things to better ourselves."
— Sarah McLellan (@azc_mclellan) June 27, 2015
Don Maloney said the Coyotes decided against any trade that took them away from Strome. In the Western Conference you need centres.
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) June 27, 2015