NHL Rumors: Trade Deadline Activity and Mike Hoffman

Trade deadline activity definitely heating up

David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period: As teams continue to sit out players for “precautionary reasons” for protection, the trade deadline activity gets hotter. With Kyle Palmieri now off the market, teams are scrambling towards other plans. Mattias Ekholm now appears off the market too so David Savard has vaulted up a lot of lists. Savard was a healthy scratch on Thursday which only fueled more speculation.

If Columbus is willing to retain part of Savard’s salary then the door opens to many teams including Winnipeg, Tampa Bay, and Colorado among others. Nick Foligno is on the radar for many teams including the Boston Bruins. Montreal, Toronto, and…