In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Seattle Kraken are open to trading Brandon Tanev and retaining salary to get the best return. Who is looking? Meanwhile, the Edmonton Oilers are dealing with a complicated trade deadline situation as it was discovered that two of the players that could have been dangled as trade pieces have no-move clauses. Jake Evans is a name teams are looking at, but the Montreal Canadiens are still talking about a trade? Finally, have the Toronto Maple Leafs been calling about a defenseman but getting the cold shoulder?
Kraken Willing to Motivate Buyers on Brandon Tanev
As per TSN’s Pierre LeBrun, “Hearing that the Kraken are willing to eat 50 percent on Brandon Tanev’s $3.5M cap hit to help facilitate a deal. Which makes sense. Strong interest from both Cup contenders and bubble teams in the pending UFA winger.” Tanev is the kind of player playoff teams love to have, and if he’s available for $1.75 million, there will be a lineup of teams ready to talk trade. This is a wise decision by the Kraken, who can sell high on the pending UFA. He has nine goals and 17 points this season.
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Also with the Kraken, Elliotte Friedman noted on the 32 Thoughts podcast this week that “Adam Larsson is a guy Toronto has called on a few times, I’ve heard Seattle basically told them like lose our number, stop calling about this guy.”
Canadiens Still Talking to Jake Evans About Extension
His name is out there in trade talks, and teams have inquired, but it doesn’t sound like the Canadiens are completely sold on the idea of trading Jake Evans. Darren Dreger reports, “Reminder, things can shift quickly this time of year. Amid serious trade interest in Jake Evans, the Canadiens continue to have progressive extension talks with him. A possibility that isn’t being ruled out.”
Evans has 28 points, including 12 goals, on the season. Montreal is 30-26-5 and not out of the playoff mix. If Evans is moved, it will likely be in the final hours of Friday’s deadline.
Arvidsson and Henrique Both Have No-Move Clauses for the Oilers
Friedman also reported during yesterday’s podcast that Viktor Arvidsson has a no-move clause that was not made public knowledge, effectively taking him off the list of players the Oilers could move at the deadline. Interestingly, Friedman followed that up in a tweet that Adam Henrique was also given…
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