Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Former GMs Brian Burke and Doug MacLean agreed that a team would like to know 14 days before the trade deadline if a player was not going to re-sign with them.
Anaheim Ducks GM Bob Murray may not want to fire head coach Randy Carlyle in-season. He doesn’t like this route and may feel that Carlyle would deserve a full healthy roster to properly evaluate this situation.
The Carolina Hurricanes and pending UFA Micheal Ferland are not close in contract talks and he’s likely to be moved.