from Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal,

- Is it possible Hockey Hall of Famer Glen Sather, 70, may be thinking of retiring as a general manager if the New York Rangers make the playoffs this season? I’ve heard that. There was no response to a recent inquiry by me from Sather. If true, the Oilers can get his banner raised next season. The Oilers have put off a ceremony because Sather, the first member of the Oilers’ organization to make the HHOF in 1997, has been a GM with another team.

- South Korea is a Winter Olympics logistical stretch for the NHL players in 2018, but of the five finalists for 2022, only one makes real sense to me: Oslo, the 1952 Winter Games host. Beijing is on the list, which boggles the mind. They’re not having it in Asia back-to-back. The others are Almady, Kazakhstan; Lviv, Ukraine; and Krakow, Poland.

- Maybe I’m missing something, but it seems strange that Dave Andreychuk, who is still waiting for his Hockey Hall of Fame call, will be getting a nine-foot tall statue outside the rink in Tampa, Fla., but the Tampa Bay Lightning haven’t retired his No. 25 yet. In fact, Matt Carle is wearing it right now.

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Also from Matheson looks at the options the Oliers have with Nail Yakupov.