- Cam Charron of the Vancouver Pronvince: The Canucks will be looking to unload a goaltender this offseason, here are 7 possible trading partners. Chicago Blackhawks – assets and prospects: Andrew Shaw, Marcus Kruger, Viktor Stalberg, Mark McNeill and Brendan Saad. 18th and 48th overall draft picks. Columbus Blue Jackets – assets: Nikita Nikitin, Ryan Johansen, 2nd, 31st and 45th draft picks. Edmonton Oilers – assets and prospects: Sam Gagner, Jordan Eberle, Linus Omark, Magnus Paajarvi, Teemu Hartikainen and Martin Gernat. 1st and 32nd draft picks. Florida Panthers – assets and prospects: Marcel Goc, Sean Bergenheim, Erik Gudbranson, Dmitry Kulikov, Johnathan Huberdeau, Rocco Grimaldi and Jacob Markstrom. 23rd and 53rd draft picks. Tampa Bay Lightning – assets and prospects: Teddy Purcell, Victor Hedman, Brett Connolly, Vladislav Namestnikov, Brock Beukeboom and Ondrej Palat. 10th, 19th, 37th, 40th and 50th draft picks. Toronto Maple Leafs – assets and prospects: Carl Gunnarsson, Clarke MacArthur, Jake Gardiner, Nazem Kadri and Matt Frattin. 5th and 35th draft picks. Winnipeg Jets – assets and prospects: Evander Kane, Blake Wheeler, Paul Postma, Mark Scheifele and Ivan Telegin. 9th and 39th draft picks.
- Dennis Bernstein via twitter: A league executive said he expects the Predators to trade Ryan Suter’s rights around the draft, “just like they did with Hamhuis, Hartnell and Timonen.”
- Tom Gulitti via twitter: The deadline for the Devils to notify the NHL if they are giving up with 2012 1st round pick has passed, so it looks like they are keeping it this year.
- Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: The Red Wings won’t decide on Tomas Holmstrom’s future until next month.
