Luke Fox: Agent Gerry Johansson said on Sportsnet 650 that there had been a chance this past offseason that Milan Lucic could have landed with the Vancouver Canucks. There had been talks with the team and Lucic was into the idea.
More Russian free agents may look at the NHL
Jim Matheson: The agent for Anton Burdsaov (PTO with Oilers), Shumi Babaev, said that with the KHL having a $15 million salary cap next season, there could be more Russian free agents considering the NHL.