from Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet,

- You can make trades after the deadline. A player can move and play for his new team — although he won’t be eligible for the post-season. Carolina needs goaltending, Toronto needs defence, Arizona needs scoring. Those organizations think unconventionally. I wonder.

- They lost in overtime Tuesday night in Anaheim, but Oilers fans were having a collective Twitter orgasm over the two-goal, six-point even-strength night for Andreas Athanasiou, Tyler Ennis and Connor McDavid. Steve Yzerman tried for a first-rounder for Athanasiou, but Ken Holland held firm.

- I do believe the Islanders also had interest in Mikko Koivu, who preferred to stay put.

- One other Detroit player who had legit interest: Luke Glendening.

“(Yzerman) wasn’t making it easy,” one exec said.

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