Spent some time today with a source out of Toronto who is in town for tomorrow night's Flyers/Leafs game...here's the latest...


*The Blackhawks are the team to watch today...they are attempting to pull off a deal in the next day or so. Sometimes teams to watch, like the Rangers last week, do make their trade, and sometimes, like the Caps this past week, they don't get their business done so fast... The Hawks are looking at all three positions currently...goal (Nabokov), offense (Ruutu, Burish) and defense (Sutton, Campoli)

*Looking into a rumor that the Rangers have interest in Souray. Another team who may is Sheldon's former Devils.

*It is not an impossibility the Leafs end up grabbing Dustin Penner from the Kings.... The impression I got today is the Leafs are waiting to see if LA needs to make a salary dump in an effort to land a bigger fish, in which case Penner could be had for very little. While I am not a huge fan of Penner, he is a pending UFA and could be an excellent rental and bring size to Toronto without the Leafs giving up much.

*The Avalanche look to be the leading candidate to grab Andrei Kostitisyn out of Montreal. The Panthers are also interested.

*The Flyers will be fighting two divisional foes to land defensive help. The Penguins also like Gill and the Devils like Grossman.

*Nashville, Pittsburgh and Detroit are in the hunt for Hemsky.

* The Canucks may be grabbing Campoli.

* The Sens, Preds, and Bruins are possibilities for Jason Blake.

I updated a bunch of players on the Rumor Chart this afternoon...enjoy..

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