According to RDS, a trade between the Avs and Habs could be done in the next 24 hours. Over the past week we've heard a lot of names, including Blake, Theodore, Ryder, Aebisher, Sakic, Ribeiro and Souray. No idea who would be a part of the actual deal, but with these two teams, there are a lot of possibilities.
Steve Stirling has been fired as head coach of the New York Islanders. I got a report that Milbury would take over for the rest of the season, however, I have since got someone closer to the situation saying that Milbury wants to concentrate on building the team, and not coaching it. The team is expected to announce an interm coach in the next 24 hours, with a real replacement being found sometime by the end of the Olympic Break. Ted Nolan anyone?
How close are the Penguins to making a move? Though they're not completely out of it, 6-1 losses to the Blue Jackets are not something to be proud of. The Blue Jackets, who finally have a healthy Rick Nash, are actually playing some decent hockey right now, going 5-2-1 in their last eight.
Don't be surprised if Czercawski ends up back in Long Island. Alexander Mogilny once again has cleared waivers, and has been assigned to the AHL. Mogilny will report, hoping to impress scouts enough to get traded sometime between now and the deadline. Mogilny would be a nice call up for the Devils to have for the playoffs.
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