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Latest Penguins Trade Deadline Buzz
[Canes getting close on Ferland]
[The Wildcard in talks]
[Silfverberg not Ferland preferred by other decision makers in org?
[Brassard done in PIT?]
[2 Prospects coveted by other clubs in high-level talks]
Ferland talks inching towards the finish line
1. There is a growing sense among clubs that were in the mix for Carolina Hurricanes winger Micheal Ferland that Pittsburgh To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!
There is one mystery surrounding the Ferland talks.
This isn’t Don Waddell’s style by any means but multiple executives say Hurricanes To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!
4. One executive on the Penguins willingness to go big in the rental market. [hide] ‘If two weeks from now they’ve [Pittsburgh] come up empty and Matt Duchene becomes available, you can bet Jimmy will be swinging for the fences.’
Pittsburgh once pursued a Duchene – Olli Maatta trade that didn’t interest Colorado. Funny thing is, Maatta would actually interest the Senators but that’s a discussion for a few weeks down the road.
5. Pittsburgh has two prospects they often get asked about when involved in trade talks for high-level type trade targets:
Defenseman Calen Addison and winger Kasper Bjorkqvist to a lesser extent.
That’s the extent of it in the Penguins system. Nothing against other promising players in the system, but everyone has an Anthony Angello, Nikita Pavylchev or Filip Hallander.
Addison and Bjorkqvist are the lone tier 1/tier 2 type prospects that get you to the table like Filip Gustavsson did last year in the Brassard talks.[/hide]
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