- Bob McKenzie: Under the right circumstances, the Islanders may consider Roberto Luongo. Their are trying to figure out the cost for UFA Evgeni Nabokov first. Circumstance for a Luongo deal would mean the Canucks taking Rick DiPietro for a compliance buyout. A DiPietro buyout would be $1.5 million a year for 16 years. A Luongo buyout would be just over $1.5 million a season for 18 years. McKenzie thinks Luongo would be a good “hockey” fit for the Islanders, but it’s not known if the Islanders and Canucks could work out a deal.
- Brian McNally: Capitals defenseman Jeff Schultz requested a trade in mid-March when he dropped on the depth chart according to his agent.
- Craig Custance: Lightning GM Steve Yzerman doesn’t expect to trade up from the No. 3 spot. Added that he doesn’t have the ammunition to get the No. 1 pick from the Avalanche.
- Adam Kimelman of NHL.com: Panthers GM Dale Tallon on trades at the draft:
“You never know,” he said of potential trades. “You just don’t know until you get to the table, and what leads up to it or precedes it as far as moving back or moving up. Usually what you do is you identify a line in the sand, and if this guy is still available then you might move forward and package a deal to move up, or if they fall behind the line than maybe you move back and pick up an asset. Just depends on how the draft really falls in.”
