from TSN,
Kane is at home awaiting a trade.
With seven goals since Feb. 17, nearly half of his 16 goals this season (54 games) have come in the past four games.
If, as expected, the Chicago Blackhawk legend lands in Manhattan, it would be at least the sixth major trade sending players from the Western to Eastern Conference, following Vladimir Tarasenko, Ryan O’Reilly, Timo Meier, Tanner Jeannot and Jake McCabe.
Five of the top six teams in the East – Boston, New Jersey, Toronto, Tampa Bay and the Rangers – have all made big moves.
Only Carolina, second overall to Boston, hasn’t. Yet.
That’s one reason why the Hurricanes’ first-round pick is listed No. 8 on the Trade Bait list.
Edmonton’s first-rounder, meanwhile, is at No. 5 as pressure builds on the Oilers to make a move.
Among the targets, according to TSN Insider Darren Dreger, are Nashville defenceman Mattias Ekholm, No. 4 on the Trade Bait list, and Montreal blueliner Joel Edmundson (No. 10).
Here is what else you need to know:
- Defencemen Jakob Chychrun (No. 2) and Vladislav Gavrikov (No. 3) are a bigger part of Team TSN Trade Bait than they are their NHL teams as they continue to rank high with us and sit out with Arizona and Columbus, respectively.
- Winger Tyler Bertuzzi (No. 6) returns to the Trade Bait list after a one-week absence when indications were GM Steve Yzerman wanted to give his Detroit Red Wings the best opportunity to compete for a playoff spot. The wild Eastern Conference arms race may have changed Yzerman’s mind.
Lanes going to NYR. They are just clearing cap space by playing with 19 on the active roster.
lil Bert to Carolina for their late, late 1st and a mid-tier prospect (former 2nd round picks) like Noel Gunler or Vasili Ponomarev or Jack Drury. Thats fair value for Bertuzzi as a rental.
Will the Wings look to be buyers or sellers (or even a combination) is the question.
Steve may have waited too long as a bunch of teams have made their moves.
Kenny just made 3 mil in cap space by moving Puju so maybe they want Bert?
I think EDM's going after Chychrun rather than Bertuzzi. Their defense is so suspect...even with Nurse.
Chychrun is being pursued by the Oilers, Columbus Blue Jackets, Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins, St. Louis Blues, and Washington Capitals according to Elliotte Friedman.
Supposedly this is down two teams: Florida and Ottawa--who are going after someone else now.
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