Mike Harrington: Have to think with the injuries to defensemen Zach Bogosian and Lawrence Pilut to start the season, it’s hard to see Buffalo Sabres GM Jason Botterill seriously thinking about trading Rasmus Ristolainen.
Slovakian getting some interest
Darren Dreger: Slovakian forward Robert Lantosi is getting some interest from NHL teams.
The Canucks could opt to not qualify Hutton
Satiar Shah: Teams are not able to walk away from salary arbitration awards if they are under $4.