A Brayden Schenn commerce to the Toronto Maple Leafs appears unlikely
TSN: The Toronto Maple Leafs proceed to seek for centerman however the market hasn’t totally been set, in keeping with Darren Dreger. The St. Louis Blues are within the playoff race and also you’d have to blow them away for them to maneuver Brayden Schenn. The Leafs are believed to be prepared to supply greater than honest market worth, however a deal appears unlikely.
Philadelphia Flyers Scott Laughton is sensible, and it appears unlikely that Brock Nelson will probably be prolonged by the New York Islanders.
The Leafs would want to discover a solution to make the cash work in the event that they’re so as to add somebody.
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The Minnesota Wild don’t have a lot wage cap flexibility to work with on the deadline
Michael Russo and Joe Smith of The Athletic: With ultimately needing to activate Kirill Kaprizov from the LTIR, the Minnesota Wild received’t have a lot wage cap house to work with and it’ll should be money-in, money-out.
GM Bill Guerin: “We actually don’t have a lot (flexibility) in any respect.”
The Wild acquired Gustav Nyquist on Saturday, they usually hope they will preserve afloat till Kaprizov, Joel Eriksson Ek and Jonas Brodin return from damage.
The Wild had some curiosity in Brock Nelson. Jake Evans would have made sense, however the fee would have been too excessive. (Evans re-signed with the Canadiens on Tuesday)
Guerin stated they may look to make one other transfer this week. They’d have to maneuver some wage out in the event that they wished to try this. Ahead Marcus Johansson has a full no-trade clause. Ryan Hartman has a no-movement clause that turns to a partial no-trade clause on July 1st. Frederick Gaudreau has a 15-team no-trade clause. Yakov Trenin carries a $3.5 million cap hit, and it might be exhausting to maneuver that.
Cheap commerce choices may very well be Jon Merrill, Jakub Lauko, Declan Chisholm or Marat Khusnutdinov.
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“I’m not kicking my ft up and simply taking a break,” Guerin stated. “We’re going to proceed enterprise as ordinary and see what works on the market. You by no means know — it may very well be a greenback for greenback. It may very well be an precise hockey commerce. These are fairly uncommon this time of 12 months, nevertheless it may occur.”
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