Wilderness Walk: The trade winds, they are a-blowin’

Let’s go over some news and notes:

- Trade rumors are coming out left and right. According to Elliotte Friedman, the Maple Leafs may have some interest in Matt Dumba. [Hockey Wilderness]

- It’s time once again to check in on the prospects. Surprise, surprise, Kirill Kaprizov is continuing to dominate the KHL. [Hockey Wilderness]

- Eric Staal is a heck of a player, but is he worthy of being inducted into the Hall of Fame one day? [The Athletic]

Off the trail...

- It’s sounding like Seattle’s NHL franchise may finally have a name — the Kraken! [Russian Machine Never Breaks]

- The season’s half over. It’s time to check back in on the top players available in this year’s draft. [The Athletic]

- The Oilers signed forward Zack Kassian to a four-year contract extension with an AAV of $3.2 million for some reason. [Copper And Blue]

- Speaking of which, Kassian finally got to drop the gloves with Matthew Tkachuk last night.

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