from Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet,

A quick look at rumblings around the league, less than 48 hours before free agency. Some might even be true.

GOALIES

Early predictions are: Chad Johnson to Buffalo, Brian Elliott to Philadelphia, Steve Mason to Winnipeg, Ryan Miller to Anaheim, Antti Niemi to Pittsburgh, Anders Nilsson to Vancouver.

Washington’s set a high price on Philipp Grubauer.

DEFENCEMEN

Two that seem close — if not done — are Trevor Daley (Detroit) and Dan Girardi (Tampa Bay).

The Rangers are determined to be modest, which takes them out of the Kevin Shattenkirk race unless something really changes. Buffalo is believed to be a serious suitor. There was some talk Dallas might try a short-term deal, but not sure where that stands after Marc Methot’s arrival.

It’s been well-reported that Karl Alzner visited Montreal, and it sounds like the Canadiens are serious.

Mentioned earlier this week that both Ottawa and Winnipeg were looking at Dmitry Kulikov.

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