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Tuesday Night Hockey Thoughts On Wednesday Morning

02/18/2015 at 8:07am EST

from Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet,

- Minnesota’s Chuck Fletcher indicated last weekend he will wait until the end of the season to discuss a contract with Devan Dubnyk.

“We’re just going to let him play right now,” the Wild’s GM said. “No need to worry about anything else.”

Dubnyk’s been excellent, and the team is now running around less in their own zone than they were earlier in the year.

- In a league where contenders are looking for defence, there’s interest in Toronto’s Roman Polak. The Los Angeles Kings, who have discussed Dion Phaneuf, are in on this too, but they are not alone. It probably comes down to a.) price and b.) how a potential trade partner feels about term.

Polak has one more year left on his contract at $2.75 million. Even in a tight cap world, there are teams who prefer multiple years if giving up an asset.

- Among the defensive rentals, Zbynek Michalek missed Arizona’s 5-1 loss to Colorado on Monday with a lower body injury. St. Louis and Tampa are among the teams believed to have looked at him, although Lightning GM Steve Yzerman told reporters he’s not sure about the rental market.

Dallas acquired one former Sabre in Jhonas Enroth and inquired on another, Andrej Sekera (although he and Lindy Ruff didn’t always see eye-to-eye in Buffalo). The Blackhawks are in a tight squeeze, but some opponents think they may try to see if Sekera fits. Mike Green? If you’re Washington in a wide-open East, don’t you keep him and take a shot?

That’s a good blueline, and the Capitals have considered the possibility of adding depth there.

more plus is Sergei Fedorov planning a return to North America...

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