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Dubas on Gudas? CBJ/Duchene? NYI/Brassard? Simmonds Staying? Wed's Buzz

February 13, 2019, 11:22 AM ET [148 Comments]
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Quick Hits today...

This is blog 1 of at least 2 today...THAT is for certain, as there is a ton happening and the dominos are teetering...

Columbus and Duchene...

Suddenly the Jackets are appearing much more keen on Matt Duchene and that has other teams scrambling...Why? Because this could mean that Panarin is in fact on his way out...While that may appear the logical direction, "not necessarily the case," per a source...Tracking this year's dominos are a full-time gig as are shifting in their line up and tenuous...So keep an eye on Columbus? yes...but.. I would expect the Jackets to first acquire Duchene and THEN possibly move Panarin....not the other way around as I am reading today...

Brassard....

The Islanders are in need of a second line center in the worst way, and that player could very possibly be Brassard. The Isles have slumped a tad here and this feels like the time and place where Lou Lamoriello has been known to make a move before people start to talk about midnight approaching Cinderella...That said, this is a Barry Trotz team and that means Islander fans shouldn't be worried by highs and lows in season...Trotz manages this stuff as well as anyone in hockey. As does Lou.

Wayne Simmonds...

Anyone noticing how we are starting to hear the pricetag is VERY high on Simmonds...Well we are...to the point where a few teams are even throwing out what I call "Test Leaks" as a not so subtle way of telling the Flyers the asking price is a non-starter...Meanwhile, I keep hearing talk of a possible shorter deal for Simmonds in Philly...which is the Flyers way of intimating they don't HAVE to move Wayne at all. The whole league is saying the sticking point with Simmonds has been term......The Flyers are still not in seller mode I am told...

Dubas on Gudas?

I was told the Leafs have also looked into Radko Gudas...He would bring a lot of grit, experience, and character to the Leafs blueline. The Flyers are always listening, but as stated above, NOT yet in seller mode..I get the impression they won't make a call on seller mode until after the outdoor game on the 23rd...Between now and then the Flyers are home and home with the Wings, home against Tampa and visiting the Habs in Montreal...The Flyers are off until Saturday, but then heading into the deadline they will play 5 games in 8 days...

coming up...

Are the Avalanche in on Mark Stone? and the Dominos.....unless they start to fall in the next 4 hours...

So keep it here hockey world...



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