from Jeff Marek of Sportsnet,

This list is a combination of players I’ve heard mentioned in trade talk and other players whose future with their current team I wonder about.

So maybe let’s just call this the ‘Players of Interest’ list.

How’s that?

Let’s start with...

Mark Giordano: With Seattle looking more and more like a traditional expansion team I think we’re all wondering what the play is for Giordano here? The believed ask by GM Ron Francis to stay away from him at the expansion draft was a first and a third. Too rich for Calgary. But you wonder if Giordano’s thinking about a shot at the Stanley Cup and the Kraken are looking at their roster and wonder who they had to flip to lurch their program ahead.

Ben Chiarot: At this point the only question is can Montreal get a first-round pick for the blueliner? For a team looking for a deep run in the playoffs the answer is probably yes.

Brendan Gallagher: Has mused openly about not being interested in sticking around for a rebuild. He’s a heart a soul player (with great underlying numbers so both camps go home happy here), would be tough to part with, but teams dream about having this type of player in the mix.

more names...