The 24-year-old defenceman has been out of the lineup since Feb. 10 as he continues to be scratched for"trade-related reasons."With exactly one week remaining until the trade deadline, all eyes are on the suddenly red-hot Patrick Kane to see whether he will waive his no-move clause for a trade to a contender.
"Well there is word, but not the word everyone is looking for because it remains a mystery as to what Patrick Kane is going to do," Johnston said on Insider Trading. "This is essentially headed to overtime because at this stage we did expect there would be some clarity on Patrick Kane’s future, but on this day he is still mulling over his future.
New York sat Vitali Kravtsov and Jake Leschyshyn for"roster management reasons" and TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger notes the Rangers continues to talk to teams around the league about brokering a deal, which could include retaining salary. TSN Hockey Insider Chris Johnston reports Philadelphia Flyers pending UFA James van Riemsdyk is drawing plenty of attention ahead the deadline and will likely be dealt by 3pm ET next Friday.
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