TSN: Darren Dreger said that Canadian teams are happy with the quarantine time frame dropping down to seven days. That could make things a little easier for them leading up to the trade deadline, but was it really a hang-up?
But when the news broke earlier in the day, one general manager noted ‘look, I don’t think there’s been a single trade that’s been held up to this point because of the quarantine issues and the restrictions in Canada.’
Finding a new deal for Kaprizov won’t be easy
Michael Russo of The Athletic: On Wednesday Kirill Kaprizov‘s agent Paul Theofanous was in Minnesota and was to have initial contract extension talks with GM Bill Guerin.