from Elliotte Friweman of Sportsnet,

- Funny how two weeks changes things. Fourteen days ago, Jordan Eberle was part of the acquisition conversation. Not now. The Oilers pulled him off the market, as he developed into a dangerous finisher alongside Connor McDavid. As one coach said, “When you find two players who work well together, you keep them together.” Edmonton wants to see how this progresses.

- Other negotiations to watch: Kris Russell and Calgary, on now I think. Probably the last attempt to see if there’s a match. Mikkel Boedker in Arizona. Hits the market at 26. This one is not easy for the Coyotes. Very impressive season for the organization after a brutal year that stressed everyone in it. Sounds like a starting ask in the $6M range from a homegrown talent who is second on the team in scoring. Meanwhile, very hard to pinpoint where things stand between Boston and Loui Eriksson. Doesn’t sound like there’ve been a ton of talks to this point. But, if you’re the Bruins, you’re probably thinking Brad Marchand’s ask starts with a 7. Can you fit both?

- Since the Maple Leafs pumped up Dion Phaneuf before trading him, the conspiracy theories are out in full force that Nazem Kadri could be next. Both GM Lou Lamoriello and coach M ike Babcock have waxed poetic on the young centre at different times. The sense I get is that Toronto will not rush with Kadri or James van Riemsdyk, another player with legit value and a good contract. They have time with these players. Kadri is under team control until July 2018, while van Riemsdyk has two years remaining on his deal. There’s definitely been interest in him.

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