Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: The Red Wings might leave forward Riley Sheahan unprotected for the expansion. He has a $2.1 million cap hit and there was some interest in him at the trade deadline. The Wings could try to package him before the draft.
On the Buffalo Sabres …
David Pagnotta: There is some talk that the Sabres could be looking at it’s goaltending options. Robin Lehner is a restricted free agent.
Dan Milstein: Rumors that Nikita Nesterov signed with Traktor of the KHL are “absolutely false.