St. Louis Blues Justin Faulk will get some trade interest
The Fourth Period: Because the St. Louis Blues sit towards the underside of the standings, GM Doug Armstrong has let teams know they’re willing to listen on a few of their players. Forward Brayden Schenn will generate interest, in addition to defenseman Justin Faulk.
The 33-year-old Faulk has yet one more 12 months on his contract at a $6.5 million cap hit, but only $4.5 million salary for this 12 months and next. He has a 15-team no-trade list. Teams will likely be calling to see what the value can be.
The Nashville Predators could have loads of assets to maneuver in the event that they intend to make big changes
The Fourth Period: One other team struggling this season are the Nashville Predators. Speculation is flying in Nashville.
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Head coach Andrew Brunette is under contract for yet one more season. David Pagnotta reported that forwards Steven Stamkos and Jonathan Marchessault might be willing to think about a trade to a contender later within the season.
Pending UFAs include Forwards Michael Bunting, Erik Haula, Michael McCarron, Tyson Jost and Cole Smith, and defenceman Nick Blankenburg.
Forward Ryan O’Reilly might be the almost certainly of any Predators to get traded. The 34-year-old has one 12 months left at $4.5 million. With that contract, several contenders are already watching.
The Buffalo Sabres are telling teams that Tage Thompson isn’t available straight away
Marco D’Amico of RG Media: One other bad start for the Buffalo Sabres this season, has teams circling and wondering who they’ll pry away.
The Montreal Canadiens and Vancouver Canucks are among the many teams which have inquired about forward Tage Thompson. A source said that GM Kevyn Adams has consistently be saying that he’s “Not available at the moment.”
They Sabres aren’t going to make any panic trades, and are currently not concerned with moving Thompson. He has a five-team no-trade list. In the event that they Sabres did make him available later within the season or next offseason, he’d genereate loads of interest.
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