"Calgary does so many things the right way and Edmonton does so many things the wrong way.”

"Saturday night, I had heard their key guys were not available. I don’t know if that’s true anymore. I think the Oilers might have thrown everybody on the table."

"I would suspect that Craig MacTavish feels a burning desire to go out and make some sort of significant move that is going to change the face of this team..."

News on Daniel Alfredsson's retirement, and are the Edmonton Oilers ready to make a trade?

"They’ve kind of asked around. They said, ‘If we can get a centre, we would consider doing this.’ And I think he has value."

The Rene Bourque trade, a possible fire sale in San Jose, and more... 

"But right now he just wants to play. If he ends up with a middle-of-the-pack team, say, in either the East or the Western Conference, he’ll be fine with that..."

"If they truly want to bring change it’s going to have to be probably a guy they actually don’t want to trade."

"In 1985-86 season, Montreal gave a chance to a young goalie to prove himself and he had a great career after that. And I think sometimes you have to do that."

"There are many who believe that he’s going to want out of Winnipeg at some point soon. But he’s not playing that way."

“So it’s like the league right now is in financial paralysis. No one is willing to make that deal."

"If somebody should come up that fits their needs, then one or two of those young defensemen could be the price they have to pay to get them.”

"I don’t get the sense – similar to Toronto – that the brass in Edmonton is hovering over, and waiting to drop the ax on Dallas Eakins. I really don’t."

"Dallas needs a defenseman. Colorado needs defensemen. Edmonton needs defensemen."

"I think you guys think I’m grumpy all the time. I just - sometimes I just don’t want to talk to you."

“Like, there’s this ridiculous belief here in Toronto that if they go out and they get Mike Babcock in the summer, all of their problems will be over."

"I’m sure the managers will be calling and they’ll be trying to pick Nonis’s pocket on Joffrey Lupul, if you will, which the guy’s hurt a lot – maybe it’s time to consider finally moving him."

"But I just don’t see the return being significant enough for the Leafs to do something as drastic as moving out their captain. I think they make other moves before they do that.”

Possible Jason Spezza contract extension with the Stars, GM meetings, and Chris Pronger's Hall of Fame eligibility.

"They want to see if these guys are ready, and if they are, then I think we could see some players – them make some decisions on some of their players."