Jeff Cox: NHL sources are saying that the 2017 first-round pick Cale Makar is leaning to remaining at UMass for his sophomore season.
Jesse Montano: (going off the above Makar report) “To everyone saying to trade Barrie because of what’s coming. Obviously, there’s a chance he leaves NCAA, but you can’t trade assets until you know what you’ve got, or even if you’ve got it.”
On the Ottawa Senators and Erik Karlsson …
Larry Brooks of the NY Post: We have been told that the main reason why Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson wasn’t traded at the deadline was that he/agents wouldn’t talk about an extension with interested teams.