Rumor corner: The Bruins are listening to offers for Marchand

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The Bruins are in a bit of a weird position right now.

The Boston team is three points away from a playoff spot… But we still expect them to trade some of their players before the trade deadline, which is tomorrow.

And among them, we hear about the team’s captain (who is injured) in some rumors. The Bruins are listening to offers for Brad Marchand right now:

It might be logical to see the Bruins trade their captain.

Marchand will be 37 years old in May and in the context where the Bruins don’t have many pieces for the future, the time might be well chosen to maximize his value.

Because at some point, we’ll have to think about rebuilding in Boston…

Note that guys like Brandon Carlo, Morgan Geegie, and Justin Brazeau could also change addresses by tomorrow with the Bruins.

We expect Don Sweeney to side with the sellers:

Rantanen doesn’t want to go to Los Angeles

As it goes, it’s getting harder to know what Mikko Rantanen wants.

He declined an offer of at least $100M in Carolina… And even if the Hurricanes made his acquisition at a high price in recent weeks, everything indicates that he could still be traded by tomorrow.

What we know right now is that the main interested party is not interested in signing a long-term deal in Los Angeles.

He doesn’t want to wear the Kings’ uniform long-term:

Rantanen would like to sign a contract extension with a team where he sees himself playing for a long time.

The possibility of seeing the Hurricanes do a “sign and trade” is on the table… But so is the possibility of Rantanen staying in Carolina.

The file is a bit complicated right now:

I really get the impression that Rantanen is dragging out the file because his goal is to test the free agent market on July 1st.

We know, after all, that his salary demands are huge… And that he probably has a better chance of getting the contract he wants by being a free agent this summer.

But overall, it’s time for this file to be settled because it’s starting to get heavy.

Four clubs cited for Scott Laughton’s services

There is interest in Scott Laughton.

I wonder how much the teams’ plans have changed after the signing of Jake Evans, who is a player similar to Laughton’s…

That being said, Laughton knows he has a chance to leave Philadelphia and David Pagnotta cited the name of four teams that seem to want to acquire him.

The informant, in a recent article, talks about the Senators, the Leafs, the Devils, and the Jets:

According to Pagnotta, the Flyers want a first-round pick or a quality prospect in return for the player.

Again, I wonder what Evans’ value would look like if he were available on the market, knowing that the Flyers are asking for as much for Laughton…

But the market is crazy right now and in my eyes, it’s certain that a team will panic and offer the price the Flyers want in the transaction.

Laughton has the qualities to help a team that wants to go all the way.

And players like him are starting to become rare on the market…

In passing

– Too good.

– Logical.

– Beautiful video.

– So much the better.