Is there a trade in the works? The Toronto Maple Leafs are being patient but one insider suggests they might have a plan and the Anaheim Ducks could make additional moves, as could the Colorado Avalanche.
There’s talk coming out of practice for the Canadiens on Tuesday that Ben Chiarot will not be in the lineup for the team Tuesday night versus the Arizona Coyotes.
Louis Blues are a team that has been linked to Chiarot trade talk and with Colorado adding Josh Manson on Monday, it would be curious to see if the Blues feel any urgency to add now that their division rival improved.
LeBrun also noted that the Maple Leafs are being patient when it comes to trying to figure out who to add if they trade for a goaltender.
The NHL insider did say that Toronto is known as a creative cap team and that if they have a deal in place to add the players they want, they’ll find a way to create the room financially.
That the Ducks were open to retaining 50% of Manson’s salary suggests they are open to making moves and if they’re willing to retain on other players, they should find takers for the players they have available.
Believe they’re still interested in Claude Giroux among other forwards…” They improved their defense, but with Gabriel Landeskog out indefinitely and with the way LTIR works for players coming back once the regular season ends, there might be cap space available.
Jim Parsons is a senior THW freelance writer, part-time journalist and audio/video host who lives, eats, sleeps and breathes NHL news and rumors, while also writing features on the Edmonton Oilers.
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