Waiver News; Plus LOTS More Trade Rumors

Chris Phillips Seems to Be a Popular name this Season.

Either every team is going to make a deal or they just hate all their players.

Here are todays Waiver News:

 Brett Carson (CAR), Jason Jaffray (ANA), D.J.King (WAS), Nathan Lawson (NYI), Rob Schremp (NYI), Pascal Leclaire (OTT) Ty Conklin (STL), Curtis McElhinney (TB), Tim Stapleton (ATL).  Guys who cleared waivers: Newbury (NYR), Commodore (CBJ, re-entry), Ford (WAS), Belak (NSH). Players claimed on waivers: Sturm, from L.A. to WAS; Rivet, from BUF to CBJ on re-entry, Boynton (from CHI to PHI)
Wow.... 

Im hearing Marty Reasoner may be heading to Vancouver. They have lots of interest in him.

Per Nick Kypreos' tweet this morning, McCabe is willing to waive his NMC to go to Broadway.

San Jose Has Been Looking At Chris Campoli. Ottawa is probably not willing to trade him unless a good offer comes out as the Sens are just trading away key players for nothing (AKA Alex Kovalev for a seventh Rounder).

I don't think the Leafs will get JM Liles. If they wanted him they would have gotten him already. They are looking at 2003 Calder Trophy winner Barret Jackman. McArthur has been in a lot of Trade speculation this week, and don't be surprised if hes shipped To The Blues. The Latest talk recently is that the Leafs may have interest in Dennis Wideman 

Jason Arnott will likely ask for a trade. He wants to play for a contender.

The Islanders are looking for a Defenceman. With a bunch of injuries to their D-man, look for Chris Phillips or Liles to be traded there. With Schremp being put on waivers, could he possibly be part of a deal?

Speaking Of Phillips, Montreal and Pittsburgh are still trying hard to acquire him.

Even Though Nick Boynton was picked up by the Flyers on waivers, Philly has a strong D Core and may look to trade Boynton.

The Coyotes and Kings have seemed close to making a deal with the Oilers About Hemsky. I have nothing new to confirm, but the Kings looked like they were offering Wayne Simmonds. The Caps have had weak offense and may trade for him, but what they need most is a second line center. The Wild have interest also in Hemsky as they have Koivu and Latendresse on the sidelines.

If Stephen Weiss is traded, Toronto and Montreal lead the pack for him. He would be a good fit for both teams. The Kings also have interest.

Most Likely, Brad Richards will not be traded. There is interest, but the asking price is high.

Jean-Sébastien Giguère is back from injury, but his timing may have came late. He will likely not be traded.

Vokoun is not having a great season, which may make him overlooked. I would be surprised, though, if Philly or Washington does not make a serious offer for him.

What About Dustin Penner? He was rumored to go to the Kings, but no cant-miss offers for him yet. Maybe Zach Bogosian For Penner? That would highly benefit both teams.

It’s been reported Fletcher is allowing Kobasew’s agent to speak with other teams to see if there’s any interest in him in the trade market. The Canucks might need a fourth-line center so Kobasew wouldn’t be a fit there. The Thrashers and Hurricanes might be possibilities depending on the asking price.

I've heard talk about Mike Greir going to Tampa, but thats unlikely.

Mark Spector reported the Vancouver Canucks could have interest in Minnesota Wild center John Madden, but with the Wild in playoff contention they’ll want a roster player in return…He also listed Edmonton’s Ladislav Smid, the Islanders’ Milan Jurcina, Colorado’s Ryan O’Byrne, Florida’s Mike Weaver, Ottawa’s Brian Lee, Edmonton’s Jason Strudwick and Colorado’s Jonas Holos as trade options for clubs seeking affordable depth defensemen, plus Buffalo’s Steve Montador.

The Wild are also interested in David Booth.

 I'm hearing that Buffalo are interested in the versatility of winger/centre Nick Foligno to upgrade their forward ranks. Getting Foligno would afford Buffalo flexibility to move Hecht.

Montreal, Toronto and New York have been watching Andrew Brunette and Jose Theodore. Are they all looking at a legit playoff run?

More To Come In The Next Few Days. 

UPDATE: James Van Reimsdyk has been assigned to Adirondack. Even though he won't be traded, there may be something happening in the Philly camp. Maybe Boynton will be gone.