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Update 8:15pm on Kreider and Vatanen....Dillon to Caps (e5) more trades

February 18, 2020, 3:47 PM ET [74 Comments]
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Update 8:07

On Kreider....
The Belief was the Rangers were in better than 50% to be able to extend Kreider...but that now has begin to change...One source told me, "over the last few days it has been sliding quickly in the other direction...I would say there is only about 25% chance that Kreider is a Ranger a week from now.." The Islanders are also getting involved...

On Vatanen...

The Devils want to keep him still, but the offers are flying in...even though Sami is injured currently... Montreal, Toronto and Edmonton are all involved...

Earlier....

The Caps have done this before...a few years ago they swept in and grabbed Shattenkirk, one of the biggest d-men at the deadline, while no one was looking or expecting it. Today they landed what might be the most important pick up of the deadline...The defensive stalwart Brenden Dillon, who expected to be competing with the Sharks in these playoffs, is moving east for a few months and then...likely back to San Jose on July 1...

The Caps gave up a second and third-round pick. Alot for a rental, but not alot for a better Cup chance..

This deal happening early really opens things up too. The market now for D is lacking and that means the price goes up for guys like Vatanen and Gostisbehere....and you can expect there to be new names that hit the rumor chart as well....

There are plenty of teams looking for D. Montreal, St Louis (who lost out on Dillon) Toronto and Carolina...are among the teams wanting to add to their D depth....

Blues get Scandella from Montreal...
This is the consolation prize for just missing out on Brenden Dillon

Knights getting Martinez?
Bobby Mac is reporting this deal is close.

On PK Subban...

It sounds like talks with a few teams about PK may have fizzled, and the only teams still on the radar are Arizona and Toronto..

On Jesse Puljujarvi...

Edmonton is again looking at moving him and there are some teams who are suddenly interested again...Among those teams are NJ, Winnipeg, Montreal, Columbus, and Arizona...

Stay tuned...(and this time of year we really mean it!)
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