Isabelle Khurshudyan: Source saying the Capitals were talking to the Golden Knights about a deal to protect Nate Schmidt but the Caps decided the asking price was too high.
On the Vegas Golden Knights …
Craig Custance: Vegas had a couple conversations with UFA defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk but they weren’t going to get a deal done this week.
David Pagnotta: Mikhail Grabovski has been skating in Toronto for months but he will not be cleared to play next year.