{"id":40984,"date":"2019-02-04T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T14:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=40984"},"modified":"2020-12-21T15:16:24","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T20:16:24","slug":"nhl-trade-rumours-new-jersey-devils-edmonton-oilers-colorado-avalanche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/02\/04\/nhl-trade-rumours-new-jersey-devils-edmonton-oilers-colorado-avalanche\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Trade Rumours: New Jersey Devils, Edmonton Oilers, Colorado Avalanche"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s Monday and it\u2019s time for another dose of NHL trade rumours. We dissect the latest happenings around the league. Today we examine news around the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/devils\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Jersey Devils,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/oilers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Edmonton Oilers<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/avalanche\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colorado Avalanche<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All NHL trade rumours are taken from the original source and are subject to change.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>NHL Trade Rumours<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2><strong>New Jersey Devils<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>Rumour: Sportsnet\u2019s Elliotte Friedman said during Saturday\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/hockey\/nhl\/devils-gm-says-zero-chance-taylor-hall-traded-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hockey Night in Canada Headlines segment<\/a> that the Devils don\u2019t plan on moving Hart Trophy winner <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=hallta02,hallta01&amp;search=Taylor+Hall&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Taylor Hall<\/strong><\/a> during the Feb. 25 trade deadline.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There is &quot;zero chance&quot; Taylor Hall will be traded by the Devils this season.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1Yh9cW0rdD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/1Yh9cW0rdD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sportsnet\/status\/1091942593750011904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>General manager Ray Shero said that there\u2019s \u201czero chance\u201d that they trade Hall, who becomes an unrestricted free agent in 2020. Shero said the club is looking to lock down their top forward.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Athletic NYC\u2019s Corey Masisak said that <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/boylebr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brian Boyle<\/a> <\/strong>would like to stay with the Devils. He has an eight-team list for his no-trade clause.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Analysis: New Jersey sits 12 points out of a playoff spot with 31 games to go. The Devils would be smart to try and lock down Hall because he\u2019s one of the best players in the league. Hall has been slowed by injuries this season but is a key for New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>Boyle continues to show grit and be an emotional leader to a Devils\u2019 squad trying to find its way.<\/p>\n<h2>Edmonton Oilers<\/h2>\n<p><em>Rumour: The club hasn\u2019t interviewed anyone for the vacant general manager job according to Sportsnet\u2019s Chris Johnston. He stated part of it is procedural because the best candidates are not available to talk at this time.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/knights\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vegas Golden Knights<\/a> assistant general manager Kelly McCrimmon is one of them. Another candidate being talked about is London Knights general manager <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/huntema01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Hunter<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Analysis: The Oilers don\u2019t want to mortgage their future to chase down a postseason spot, but are wasting some of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mcdavco01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connor McDavid<\/a>\u2019<\/strong>s best years.<\/p>\n<p>Keith Gretzky is making the decisions at the moment following the dismissal of Peter Chiarelli. Edmonton CEO Bob Nicholson told Sportsnet that he wants \u201cto make sure the general manager really <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/hockey\/nhl\/six-possible-candidates-replace-chiarelli-oilers-gm\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">can evaluate the players<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Colorado Avalanche<\/h2>\n<p><em>Rumour: TSN\u2019s Darren Dreger <a href=\"https:\/\/wgr550.radio.com\/media\/podcast\/instigators\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">made an appearance<\/a> on Buffalo\u2019s WGR 550 and spoke about recent negotiations between <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/rantami01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mikko Rantanen<\/a> <\/strong>and the Colorado Avalanche. Dreger said the Avs and Rantanen seem to be far apart on coming to a new deal.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/NicholsOnHockey\/status\/1091383734652129281<\/p>\n<p>Analysis: Rantanen is coming out of his entry-level deal and becomes a restricted free agent at the end of the season. It looks like the asking price is going up as the Finnish player keeps piling up the points. Colorado general manager<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/sakicjo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joe Sakic<\/a><\/strong> offered $6 million but bumped their offer up to $8 million according to Dreger.<\/p>\n<p>The Avalanche will wait until the results of the<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/matthau01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Auston Matthews<\/a><\/strong> negotiations with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/maple-leafs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a>\u00a0are done. 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