Patrick Johnston: The Oliver Ekman-Larsson talk up to this point seems to be Arizona driven.
A Vancouver Canucks source said that the Ekman-Larsson for Nate Schmidt speculation from “that is not a thing.”
Patrick Johnston: “That said things could change. From what I can gather, — and others have reported — Schmidt trade chatter is clearly real. Canucks’ preference of course is for him to stay.”
Nick Kypreos on Line Movement: Kypreos talking with Doug MacLean about the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks
** NHLRumors.