Boston Bruins have talked to Vancouver Canucks about center
Marco D'Amico of RG.org: The Boston Bruins are among the teams in talks with the Vancouver Canucks for centers Elias Pettersson and JT Miller, a senior NHL source said.
Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney, Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas and Utah Hockey Club general manager Bill Armstrong attended the Abbotsford (Canucks) game on Friday, sources confirmed. ) and Laval (Montreal).
The source added that he doesn't know who the Bruins would prefer, but since they want to get deeper and younger at center, he thinks it will be Pettersson.
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Pettersson is 26 years old, has seven years left on his contract, and a salary cap hit of $11.6 million. Miller is 31 years old, has five years left, and will have a salary cap hit of $8 million.
In return for Pettersson, the Canucks are looking for a top-six center or a top-four defenseman, as well as a first-round pick (depending on the first-round position), another source said. Or a top prospect.
Sources say it will take more than just Trent Frederic. Maybe Frederic or Pavel Zacha, Mason Lohrei or Matt Poitras. Another source said it's not enough, it doesn't work for the Bruins from a cap standpoint and it would cause problems for them in practice.
Montreal Canadiens have time to decide path forward
fourth period: The Montreal Canadiens are in contention for a playoff spot, but there's still a lot of time between now and the March 7 trade deadline. Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes said it's too early to predict where they will go.
“I don't think we're going to deviate from (our) plan,” Hughes admitted. “It's not like in the next few games, before the trade deadline, we can change anything.
“We'll see where we are in the weeks leading up to the deadline.”
The Canadiens' pending UFAs, believed to be available regardless, include defenseman David Savard, forwards Jake Evans, Joel Armia and Christian Dvorak.
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The Canadiens are believed to have begun some contract talks with Jake Evans, but Hughes has not revealed what those talks are about.
If they move any picks for draft picks, then they can move those picks to players on the roster or prospects who are close to being NHL ready.
Hughes said KHL prospect Ivan Demidov will not join the team later this season but will head to North America sooner rather than later.
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