Originally published by NHLRumors.com
Quick hits on the Maple Leafs, Flyers, Wild, Hurricanes, Sabres, and Penguins
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: The Anaheim Ducks, Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils and Utah Mammoth showed serious interest in Toronto Maple Leafs forward Matthew Knies. Some teams didn’t believe the Leafs were serious about moving Knies, but they realize it’s a possibility now.
There were talks at the deadline about the Canadiens moving Patrik Laine and his contract to the Philadelphia Flyers or the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The Minnesota Wild may have considered trading prospect Charlie Stramel, but only in a big deal. The same with the Carolina Hurricanes and Alexander Nikishin.
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The Buffalo Sabres moved a little in contract talks with Alex Tuch under GM Jarmo Kekalainen. If Tuch has a big playoffs, it could force the Sabres’ hand.
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ryan Shea has put up a career high 29 points and played some good D. He’s a 29-year-old pending UFA.
The Montreal Canadiens looked at multiple things at that deadline, but spent more time on one particular deal
Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic: Sources said that the Montreal Canadiens inquired about Matthew Knies, Nazem Kadri, Rasmus Ristolainen, among others before the March 6th trade deadline. still doesn’t know for sure who GM Kent Hughes was talking about when he said he was discussing something significant.
“I think that’s fair,” Hughes said about the proposed trade target still not being identified in the media. “It’s still a mystery.
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“But I don’t think I said anything that day (after the deadline) that was novel or unique. There’s a whole slew of people that continue to pursue trades until the deadline. We did that, not just on one particular trade, although one particular trade probably took up more of our time. But we were calling around about a number of different things right up to the end.”
The Canadiens are more than one player away from being a legit Stanley Cup contender.
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