A high asking price for Rasmus Ristolainen could direct teams elsewhere
Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on 32 Thoughts: The Podcast – NHL Trade Deadline: A Buyers’ Market episode, on the Philadelphia Flyers and defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen. There are other defenseman available, so teams may move off Ristolainen in the event that they don’t like Philly’s ask.
** NHLRumors.com transcriptions
“Philly, they’re a seller. Ristolainen, one other guy who like Trocheck, did nothing on the Olympics to harm his stature. Played thoroughly. Hit McDavid a few times.
The thing that somebody said to me, though, is, there’s plenty of D on the market. So much. And it’s not that folks don’t like this player, who’s also got a repute as a wonderful teammate, by the best way, it’s just that the challenge for the Flyers can be is there’s plenty of D on the market.
So if you happen to don’t like the worth on him, unless you’ve really got your heart set on him. There’s other players you possibly can move to. That’s the challenge for Philly.”
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Steven Stamkos isn’t going anywhere
The Fourth Period: Nashville Predators forward Steven Stamkos has two years left on his contract at a $8 million cap hit. He’s got a full no-movement clause, but some teams were interested, including the Latest Jersey Devils.
Stamkos told the Nashville Tennessean that the hadn’t spoken with GM Barry Trotz but said that there may be “zero” probability that he’d waive his no-movement clause.
“Obviously there’s stuff that gets reported. But what I’ll say, with this group, we would like to be together. I can only control what I can control, but I like being here.”
Ryan O’Reilly trade talks have quiet of late. Jonathan Marchessault, Erik Haula, Michael Bunting and Michael McCarron are trade candidates before the deadline.
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Nick Foligno has had some talks with the Chicago Blackhawks GM about his future
The Fourth Period: Ben Pope said on X that Chicago Blackhawks forward Nick Foligno
has held preliminary talks with GM Kyle Davidson in regards to the deadline.
Foligno: “While you’re in this case where you’re not within the playoffs, there’s decisions the organization has to make, after which due to this fact there’s decisions you have got to make. That’s something we’re going to undergo the technique of. It’s too early to say.”
Foligno, Ilya Mikheyev, Sam Lafferty, Connor Murphy, and Matt Grzelcyk are pending UFAs for the Blackhawks.
It’s possible the Blackhawks could look to increase the 38 yr old forward, or trade him. Foligno doesn’t have any trade protection.
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