“I could see Marc Bergevin having interest because if you look at his history, he goes out and gets UFAs at the deadline."

"I think he wants to reward the incredible efforts of both head coach Paul Maurice and his players."

"But the reason Bryzgalov was sitting out there for as long as he was – at least I’m told – is that he wanted upwards of $4 million when they first started talking. "

“So I think desperation is a word that should be attached to the Boston Bruins."

"Berglund’s name is out there. It’s been out there a long time as potential trade bait."

"Pittsburgh had limited interest initially. I think that still remains the same."

“I think there’s a real important conversation that has to happen between the franchise face and the GM if indeed the sense is this thing has to be blown up and rebuilt."

“But I don’t think GM Bob Murray is content. I would keep an eye on him between now and March 2."

"Because of that, I think Vermette will move and even a guy like Keith Yandle might be moved before March 2.”

“But because they are in a playoff spot and want to remain so, I think that you’ll see Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff try to be more aggressive than he’s been since he’s been in charge."

“We’re starting to hear Ryan O’Reilly’s name in Colorado. That’s sort of been an on-again, off-again relationship."

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"If there’s a way to get bigger up front, I think it’s the kind of piece that would make sense for the Habs before March 2."

"Maybe the players they were kind of nibbling on, and I think that’s the appropriate word, weren’t of value to Craig MacTavish?"

"And if he can be, then I wouldn’t be surprised in Boston is among those teams that takes a pretty good swing.”

“The Oilers do have some interesting pieces that still could be in play."

"Do I think that Dave Nonis is calling managers to say, ‘Hey, what are you going to give me for Gardiner?’ No."

“I know leading up to the roster freeze last Friday that Maloney had let it be known to a number of general managers that things were heating up as far as Antoine Vermette is concerned."

"But my guess is he’s going to want more money than they’re prepared to give him, but I don’t know that for a fact."

"Trades don’t just happen out of the blue. A lot of the groundwork is done way ahead of time in terms of knowing how far teams are willing to go on a certain player and certain conversations."