TSN director of scouting Craig Button says that the Calder trophy race is down to three players right now in Cale Makar, Quinn Hughes and Capitals goaltender Ilya Samsonov, whose hot play as of late, has placed the young Russian into the mix.
TSN's Bob McKenzie believes if the Canucks need to make a deal to help them get into the playoffs, then he doesn't think management would hesitate to do it considering the sensibility of the price. Bob says if the Canucks knew they were in the playoffs and thought they could give themselves a better chance to win by adding something, then Bob doesn't think they would hesitate to make a move.
Seahawks blogger Evan Hill says if he is to make a case for hope with the Seahawks next year it's the fact they have a ton of resources going into the off season. Evan say the Hawks have the most cap space in the Schneider/Carroll era and it's exciting to think what Schneider can do if he's given a high credit card limit to work with.
TSN hockey insider and game analyst Ray Ferraro says that Columbus Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen has done a great job keeping the Jackets in the hunt after losing some real key pieces from its roster from last year.
Alex Newhook says any individual success he is having this season with Boston College comes from the success the team is having. Alex says from the beginning, his team has had championship aspirations with the goal of also winning the Beanpot.
TSN's Pierre LeBrun takes a look at the Pacific Division and says it make be Calgary not the Golden Knights that would be the biggest threat to finish first. Pierre doesn't think the Flames are done reshaping their roster & if the Oilers stay in the race, the Flames and Oilers could be looking at the same players to fill a top 6 role.