Monday’s NHL Trade Deadline is approaching and teams are making decisions on whether to buy, sell and decide which players can make the biggest difference and hold the greatest value.
Meanwhile, LeBrun also reports that the Ducks have made no progress towards an extension to keep defenceman Hampus Lindholm in Anaheim and will hold him out the lineup Friday as they focus on a trade.
Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek has repeatedly stated his plan to trade the team’s unrestricted free agents who have not re-signed by the deadline, though LeBrun adds the 28-year-old will not come cheap.
There’s always wiggle room, but the current ask is a 1st, a 3rd and a top prospect.
“Well obviously playing in that game was very important to Claude Giroux and I think there came a point in this process a few days ago where the Flyers knew they aren’t going to trade him with all the pomp and circumstance before that game,” LeBrun said on Insider Trading.
Owen Tippett could be part of an offer for the Florida Panthers going the other way to Philadelphia, but I think the Avalanche are going to put their best foot forward as well.
Tippett, the 10th overall pick in the 2017 NHL Draft, was held out an AHL game by the Panthers Thursday, fueling rumours he was involved in a deal for Giroux.
“Our understanding is the Bruins have shown interest in Jakob Chychrun all along, but it’s not clear at this point now whether the Arizona Coyotes feel this is the best time to trade Jakob Chychrun based on the offers they have got,” LeBrun said.
Dreger reported Thursday, however, that the Senators have been set on a four-year term, which could ultimately leave the two sides without a deal.
It’s believed they are still working around a four-year term and the fact is that the term may ultimately be the undoing for the Ottawa Senators in their quest to extend an important piece,” Dreger said on Insider Trading.
