Friedman hearing Panthers won't trade Campbell

Elliotte Friedman was on Calgary’s Sportsnet 960 on Monday morning.

On if Brian Campbell could be on the move:

“You know, I have chased Brian Campbell rumors for years and years and years and years. I think there are teams out there who have been interested in him. I think Detroit has tried to get their hands on him for awhile. But I think Florida realizes a) you need veterans to play with some of these guys, and he’s playing with Ekblad a lot of the time. And b) defensemen who can move the puck – they’re hard to find.

“So over the years I’ve heard a lot of Campbell rumors. I know there’s teams out there who have been interested. But every time I check, they say, ‘No, we’re not going to do it.’

“Now I think there was a point last year where things might have changed, but they held on to him and now the word I’m getting is they’re not going to do it.”

Source: Sportsnet 960/ Transcript: Nichols on Hockey

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