Jeremy Rutherford: NHL free agency opens in about a week and there has been no update or progress between the St. Louis Blues and defenseman Alex Pietrangelo.
Charlie O’Connor: “Difference between Ghost being in trade rumors now vs. all the other times over the last few years is now I think there’s actual urgency about moving him. In the past, it was “OK, we’ll move him if you bowl us over.” Flat cap (and his place on the org depth chart) changes things.”
Oilers shopping RFAs, talking the Bruins, looking for a goalie … Bruins talking to teams about Rask
Frank Seravalli of TSN: The Edmonton Oilers are trying to trade pending RFA forward Andreas Athanasiou and/or defenseman Matt Benning.