Patrick Johnston of The Provence: Again, Nate Schmidt’s name keeps coming up. It has since just before the April 12th trade deadline. It is not going away either. If anything, the smoke may be turning into fire.
Schmidt has a 10 team no-trade list and honestly, it is not a secret he is amenable to a move out of Vancouver. It would likely not be to Arizona as the Coyotes try to dangle Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
One of the biggest reasons is salary cap gymnastics. Think about what it would take to get a declining defenseman on board.