- Hope Smoke: Bob McKenzie on TSN Radio: “Buffalo & Arizona are two of the so called bottom feeders who have tangible interest in E.Kane.” “Cheveldayoff doesn’t want to make a deal for E.Kane now without getting something that helps him this year & Cheveldayoff doesn’t want to be looking at things 3 years from now saying I see that guy being a perennial 30 goal guy & everything I got back just helped me in that one playoff run.” “If Cheveldayoff is offered only crap now & only crap in the summer than he won’t give away a 23 year old guy like Kane & even though it’s an uncomfortable situation he’ll bring him back.” “I don’t think it’ll come to that. I think Kane has enough value that the Jets will get something tangible for them” “In this business I’ll never say never ” “The scarlet letter that E.Kane has is the perception that he doesn’t get along with teammates which is worse than the party guy mentality & dry island thing that Jeff Carter went through.” “Hockey is an incredibly forgiving business if you’re a 23 year old player who plays like E.Kane. Teams believe they can fix him” “People are saying we’re not talking about someone who is beyond salvation”
- Nichols on Hockey: Bob McKenzie on TSN 1260 on Evander Kane. Teams like the Canucks, Flames and Capitals would consider trading for Kane if it’s the right fit. The Canucks are not giving up Jake Virtanen or Bo Horvat as part of the package. The Flames aren’t giving up Sam Bennett. The Sabres and Coyotes are going to be interested and will make some offers.Elliotte Friedman on Sportsnet 960 on Kane. The Sabres will be interested. The Flyers will be interested, but sense if they don’t think they are going to be able to pay the price. The Flames will also be interested. The Jets may prefer to send him to the Eastern Conference. Tim Murray in Buffalo really like Kane.
“And the line I got from one team is, ‘This is nothing against the Jets, but you can’t trust them.’ Because it’s their motivation to get this deal done. So they’re going to tell you probably some negative things, but they’re going to tell you a lot of good things. And you can’t believe that.’
“So everybody is going to turn over every rock they can. ‘What’s there. What isn’t there?’ And figure out, ‘Hey, where does this go?’
Pierre LeBrun on TSN 1200 on the Canadiens. GM Marc Bergevin is making calls and is seeing what the asking price is. His preference might be to make a ‘hockey deal.’
Darren Dreger on TSN 1050: The Leafs are paying attention to the Lightning as they could be looking for defensive help. The Canadiens are looking to add a top-six forward. GM Marc Bergevin has had talks about a defensive swap.