from Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet,

- This is what I can tell you about the rumours that Matthew Tkachuk wants out of Calgary: When the news about Seth Jones got around, no one was thrilled it had leaked, but no one denied it. Same for Oliver Ekman-Larsson being available and Dougie Hamilton free to talk to other teams. With Tkachuk, there’ve been firm denials. I do believe the Flames refused to include him in any Pierre-Luc Dubois trade talks last season.

- Still hearing a lot of Philadelphia and Jones. The Flyers are definitely working at it.

- I do think some trade discussions are stalled because teams want to make sure they don’t run into expansion protection trouble. You aren’t making a move without making sure it means you don’t get chewed up by the Kraken. And Seattle is leveraging its position.

There are definitely teams concerned that the Kraken will draft exposed players and flip them elsewhere. For example, would Seattle draft a Matt Dumba

- I think New Jersey would consider moving the fourth-overall selection for a good, young defenceman.

- Not that Lou Lamoriello is going to offer much insight, but I think the Islanders — who have lots of work to do — start at Adam Pelech

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