Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman reported on Hockey Night in Canada the Columbus Blue Jackets and Anaheim Ducks aren’t in a hurry to replace their respective head coaches. Regarding the Jackets, it’s believed management is more likely to pursue a trade than consider a coaching change.
The Boston Globe: Philadelphia Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds recently played on Flyers 3rd line with only 8:41 of ice-time. This has rival GM’s looking to see if they can swing a deal with the Flyers. They would love to have Simmonds contract ($3.975 million through 2019).
Startribune.com: The most common question from Minnesota Wild fans lately has been whether Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher could get his old pal and counterpart in Buffalo, Tim Murray, to trade for goalie Niklas Backstrom.
