• Ray Whitney is on the radar of a few contenders and as an unrestricted free agent after the season, he could be on the move if the Coyotes fall out of the playoff race over the next two weeks. LeBurn notes that Boston, San Jose and the New York Rangers covet Whitney. Whitney has a no-move clause that calls for him to list eight teams to which he’d be willing to be traded. LeBurn says that conversation had yet to happen, which makes sense since the Coyotes remain very much in the playoff race at this point.
  • Veteran netminder Evgeni Nabokov has been lights-out of late. He’s slated for unrestricted free agency July 1st, which is why his name is often floated in trade rumors, but that’s not what Snow has in mind at this point.  ”We have no intention of moving Evgeni,” Isles General Manager Garth Snow said. “He’s been great for us. His performance speaks for itself.”
  • Ottawa’s slide down the standings has certainly tied the hands of General Manager Bryan Murray. He can’t commit to being a buyer or seller at this point with his team on the playoff bubble. The one thing we have is a plan going forward, we think we know that we have some young kids coming that are valuable and we’re not going to trade them,” Murray told ESPN.com earlier this week. “We’ll see if there’s anything that makes sense, but in all likelihood it’s status quo at the moment, anyway.”
  • If the Ducks get an offer for Bobby Ryan they just can’t refuse before February 27 they may pull the trigger, but the prevailing thought around the league is that if the Ducks decide to move a big chip like Ryan or Ryan Getzlaf the offseason presents a better opportunity to involve more teams in the mix.

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