Do the Edmonton Oilers look at John Tortorella?
Jim Matheson: The Edmonton Oilers should be looking at hiring John Tortorella to a two-year deal.
The Philadelphia Flyers are not ready to move first-round picks yet
Charlie O’Connor: Philadelphia Flyers GM Danny Briere said that he’s still not at the point where he’s looking to trade future first-round picks, but that they are getting closer to that point.
“I don’t know we’re quite there yet.”
“But we’re certainly willing to listen on different ideas.”
Mason McTavish Rumors: St. Louis Blues, and the Montreal Canadiens
Jordan Hall: The Flyers are down to four picks in the draft, but Briere said that they have made a lot of picks in the past two, three years, so it’s not that big of a deal. Briere hasn’t ruled out acquiring more picks leading up to and at the draft.
Rick Dhaliwal: The agent, Peter Wallen, for Vancouver Canucks defenseman Marcus Pettersson, shoots down the rumors that his client wants out of Vancouver. Says they are 1000% not true.
Vancouver Canucks GM on bad contracts, reclamation projects and free agency
Thomas Drance of The Athletic: Vancouver Canucks GM Ryan Johnson when asked about trading for veteran players who are on bad contracts but have leadership qualities, or who are reclamation projects.
“It’s an option that we have to consider, but we have to take into account budgeting and where we sit with contracts and with the players on our current roster. We can’t just go out and add any number of players without understanding that we first have to subtract.
This is all stuff we’re working through as a group and talking through. These are all things that will go into the puzzle.”
NHL Rumors: Where Could John Carlson Land?
Johnson on free agency:
“What we look to do on July 1 will be determined by what the full picture looks like. At this point, it’s difficult to say what free agency will look like for us, based on what could possibly change between now and then.
If the question is, with what we’re trying to do and where we want to go, are we going to be trying to get there through free agency? Then I’d say the answer is probably not.”
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