Asking for a first-round decide for Scott Laughton is honest
Anthony Di Marco: The Philadelphia Flyers want to get a first-round decide if they’ll commerce heart Scott Laughton.
Two league executives suppose this can be a honest ask after the market was set with the Elias Lindholm and Sean Monahan trades.
Laughton has a 12 months left on his contract and isn’t a rental.
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Count on the Colorado Avalanche so as to add a middle
Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now: (mailbag) The Colorado Avalanche are trying win and no prospect ought to be untouchable. If there’s somebody who’s near an untouchable, it’s Calum Ritchie.
Count on the Avalanche to amass one other heart by the deadline. Can’t see Ryan Johansen then becoming right into a fourth-line heart position and it’s going to be actually arduous to seek out somebody desirous to take his $4 million contract. Johansen does have a little bit of a historical past of performing properly within the playoffs.
Might see the Avalanche transferring Ben Meyers however he could not have numerous worth. He’s at present within the AHL and injured, however ought to be wholesome earlier than the deadline.
It wouldn’t be a shock that defenseman Bowen Byram may very well be traded however it does look like it will be extra of an offseason transfer.
The New York Islanders in search of forwards with time period
Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic: Get the sense that the New York Islanders may very well be in search of assist at ahead forward of the commerce deadline. Requested Islanders GM Lou Lamoriello if it made extra sense for them to search for gamers with time period versus rental.
“Like every thing else, you make each choice for immediately with tomorrow in thoughts. However the place the precedence comes at that given time? Relying on value, relying on age, relying on so many variables. So it’s actually powerful to say it’s for that reason or that cause.
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“However you definitely do it since you need to give your self a greater alternative, if the chance comes about. Keep in mind, it nonetheless takes two groups.”