David Pagnotta: The Boston Bruins are among the teams that have shown interest in free agent left-handed defenseman Ben Hutton.
The Edmonton Oilers had also been interested in Hutton before they signed Slater Koekkoek.
Latest notes on some of the top remaining restricted free agents
Luke Fox of Sportsnet: Mathew Barzal and the New York Islanders haven’t appeared to be in a rush to get a deal done. The Islanders have about $3.9 million in projected salary cap space. The Islanders will have some LTIR cap space availability when Johnny Boychuk is placed on it.