Is Noah Dobson obtainable?
Marco D’Amico of RG.org: The New York Islanders have forwards Brock Nelson, Kyle Palmieri and Jean-Gabriel Pageau who would draw curiosity from across the league in the event that they change into sellers.
Amongst different hypothesis, a supply mentioned that they’re procuring defenseman Noah Dobson, who’s within the remaining yr of his contract with a $4 million wage cap hit.
“He’s obtainable for commerce, and that could be a piece the crew is keen to half with as a way to get that scoring presence they’ve wished for 3 seasons.”
Dobson might be an RFA after the season. Stefan Rosen famous in The Hockey News that the Islanders have been all for Elias Pettersson and Dobson may have been part of a bundle. Extra items would have wanted to be concerned to even out the cash.
The 4 Nations break could not have performed a job in any of the sooner trades
TSN: Pittsburgh Penguins GM Kyle Dubas informed Pierre LeBrun that he thinks all of the commerce dialogue is similar this yr in comparison with previous years, and the early trades don’t have something to do with the 4 Nations Face-off break.
“Actually, most trades get achieved nearer to the deadline, however evidently annually there are offers achieved late January. For us, the 4 Nations break had no bearing on our technique. Circumstances across the league — between the Colorado-Carolina deal and the state of affairs between Vancouver and New York — simply prompted motion, and our technique was not going to vary between now and the deadline.’’
Calgary Flames GM Craig Conroy mentioned their commerce with the Philadelphia Flyers made sense on the time, so that they made the transfer as an alternative of ready.
There is no such thing as a roster freeze in the course of the 4 Nations, and groups are allowed to make trades.
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