Craig Custance: San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson on the trade market: “There’s been more conversation and communication between GMs in the last month than maybe ever since I’ve been a GM.”
Trade Bait
Frank Seravalli of TSN: Teams have been calling the Toronto Maple Leafs about defenseman Nikita Zaitsev, who has five years left at $4.5 million. The Vancouver Canucks are among the teams.
Tyler Myers is another defenseman on the Canucks radar.
In the right deal, the Canucks may be willing to move their first-round pick – 10th overall.