Quick Hits from around the league:

  • In a chat transcript of Mike Heika from the Dallas News states if the Dallas Stars continue to struggle and are a non-playoff team at the trade deadline, he could see them dangling Michael Ryder, Jaromir Jagr, Brenden Morrow, Stephane Robidas and maybe Ray Whitney. Though they might have an issue staying above the cap floor if they made a bunch of moves. The Stars are not actively looking for a trade at this time. They are talking and listening.
  • The New York Islanders may have Lubomir Visnovsky in their fold earlier than anticipated. As relayed by Lighthouse Hockey, Visnovsky told Slovakian sports site sport.sk he intends to leave his homeland on Wednesday,  days ahead of his son’s scheduled surgery. The veteran defenseman implied that his return to competitive action has become a priority. “Surgery is still February 9. The doctors, my wife, and I decided I do not need to stay. I can’t play for Slovan anyway, so it is wasted time and I want to play for him .”

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