"But I don’t think that Peter Chiarelli has a ton of interest in the dynamic and the structure of how things are in Toronto."

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" ‘You know what? I’m not moving. If you want to get rid of me, buy me out. Then I can go anywhere I want.’ "

“So I wonder if Marc Savard is going to one of these teams, which frees up some room for Boston in the summer and it’s a very cheap way of getting to the salary floor."

"It’s going to start from Pittsburgh and it’s going to be nuts, the Mike Babcock rumours you’re going to hear out of there.”

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“He talks big. He believes big. And he’s been unafraid to make trades that other general managers in this league probably wouldn’t make."

"I’m under the impression that he has told Edmonton he will visit them."

"... if you’re willing to commit three years, somewhere between $9.5-10 million - you’ll probably get the deal done..."

“So I think Bob Murray has a lot of control over how the goaltender market is going to work this summer.”

"But the guy right from the get-go who has been sort of No. 1 – in admittedly a rather thin year for U.S. college free agents – has been Matt O’Connor, the big goalie."

“I think they’ll be able to keep Hossa around. But I think Bickell is probably at some point is likely to be gone. Versteeg is likely to be gone."

It’s my opinion. I think things run their course."

"So that’s going to be multiple conversations between Joe Sakic of the Avalanche and Pat Morris, who represents Ryan O’Reilly."

“Get Paul Maurice to tell you that story, if he will on record, in the future."

"The more the players come to work well under Todd Nelson, the harder it is for that organization to turn their back on that."

"I know they’re not going to be afraid to spend money on a head coach and if you’re trying to lure someone like Mike Babcock, maybe that ticket comes in at 4, 4.5, upwards of $5 million."

"I doubt very much that Ted Nolan is back for the Buffalo Sabres. In fact, I’m almost convinced he’s not going to be back."