Rick Dhaliwal: If the Vancouver Canucks are unable to reach an extension with pending unrestricted free agent forward Tanner Pearson, his lower-body injury he just sustained could ‘muddy the waters’ with regards to any trade. (he could be out for four weeks with a lower-body injury.)
A quiet trade deadline?
John Rodenburgh: Ottawa Senators GM Pierre Dorion on TSN 1200 on the trade deadline: “Will be a quiet trade deadline. Will be a buyers market not a sellers market”
Notes on the top 12 pending UFAs
Luke Fox of Sportsnet: Looking at the top pending NHL unrestricted free agents.