David Pagnotta: Some teams have called the Oilers about Ryan Nugent-Hopkins lately but there is nothing close. The Lightning are getting calls on Tyler Johnson, but are not close on anything.
On the Anaheim Ducks …
Eric Stephens: Ducks GM Bob Murray said that he’s spoken with unrestricted free agent Nate Thompson but his camp said there is a lot of interest to test the open market.
On the Ottawa Senators …
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: The Dion Phaneuf situation is well known by now.