*-> The Nashville Predators are looking to add some blueline depth and Ladislav Smid of the Edmonton Oilers keeps appearing in the Nashville rumor mill.
*-> An Ales Hemsky Washington Capital rumor is making it's rounds. The asking price from Edmonton from what I'm hearing could be John Carlson based plus a heavy contract back. I've also heard rumors as reported this week of an Alexander Semin for Hemsky swap. The Capitals have lost star center Niklas Backstrom for only a short period of time so no need for the Caps to pull a panic move yet.
*-> The Tampa Bay Lightning have been scouting the Ottawa Senators for the past few games, word around the league is that they could be interested in winger Chris Neil. Neil suffered an undisclosed injury last night so I'm not too sure how that will effect his trade value going into the deadline.
*-> The Toronto Maple Leafs who were rumored to have interest in the recently waived Nikolay Zherdev are not actually interested many are saying. The Leafs were mainly linked to the underachieving Zherdev due to their streaky offense but I'm not too sure Brian Burke wishes to add an even more streaky player.
*-> I'm hearing big time rumors that the Tampa Bay Lightning would love to bring in Brad Richards and could be preparing a large offer for the Dallas Stars to bring back the Lightning's former star. Richards has a no trade clause and it's believed the Bolts is still his favorite city he's played in. The Carolina Hurricanes have interest as well but are reported to be wanting to be able to discuss a contract extension before making a deal. The New York Rangers are also still looking at Brad Richards but many are saying that it the Stars want Marc Staal in return someone the Rangers do not wish to part with. Toronto is also rumored still but it appears Brian Burke would rather wait till the summer to see what happens before trading away more of his teams future for a possible rental.
*-> Paul Stastny's agent Matt Keator has denied reports that the young Colorado Avalanche star wants out of Denver. Does the franchise still feel the same way about both father and son publicly roaster the organization?
*-> The Vancouver Canucks have interest in Marty Reasoner to shore up their bottom six lineup. Mike Gillis has said he does not wish to move a roster player as team chemistry is good. Sergei Shirokov could be shopped as the Russian winger is having a hard time breaking on to the Canucks roster after an impressive camp last year. Gillis is also rumored to be wanting a depth defenseman and is rumored to want just a last pairing d-man with a light cap hit. The Canucks are not in on Phillips despite recent reports it's believed.
*-> A rumor which has the Canadiens looking at Bryan McCabe is starting to heat up.
More rumors in a few hours, plus a top 10 free agents still out there this season.
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