In today';s rumor rundown, the Columbus Blue Jackets have a bit of business to
attend to, the Red Wings are trying to negotiate with Dylan Larkin who appears
to be willing to work with the franchise and Nashville';s policy to not give
out no-trade and no-move clauses could hurt them.Nashville';s No-Move Policy
Causing Issues?

Adam Vingan of The Tennessean is suggesting the Predators stance to not give
out no-move and no-trade clauses could come back to bite them. Obviously,
keeping the team in control of who they can and cannot trade is important and
it';s why only Pekka Rinne has a no-movement/no-trade clause worked into his
deal, but could this policy be slowing down certain players willingness to just
 re-sign for less money? Vingan wonders if Ryan Ellis is having second
thoughts and Elliotte Friedman seemed to agree.Ryan Ellis (Christopher
Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports)

 

From Elliotte's 31 Thoughts podcast:

"I think he's going to be willing, like some Nashville guys have done, to take
a little bit less, no state tax. But this is what another player who used to
play in Nashville told me. He said that if you're going to do that, you want a
no-move clause so that Nashville can't trade you to somewhere else where you
don't get the state tax benefit. And Nashville doesn't do that."

Nashville does have a history of trading high-end defensemen and it makes sense
 that Ellis might be concerned about signing a team-friendly deal only to be
moved to a location where his tax burden goes up and he didn';t get what he was
 worth in the first place.

There is plenty of trade interest for Ellis and teams willing to pay him
handsomely if acquired.Related: NHL Rumors: Karlsson, Karlsson, Nylander,
MoreDylan Larkin Willing to Take Hometown Discount

Craig Custance of The Athletic writes the Detroit Red Wings are hopeful they
can get Dylan Larkin signed to a long-term deal at a reasonable rate. Larkin is
 also said to be willing to work with the Red Wings to find a comfortable
middle ground where he';s rewarded for his production but isn';t handcuffing
the team moving forward. Custance writes:

"It's got to make sense for the team as well as myself," Larkin said. "I don't
want to be a burden on the cap or for the team. I really want to do something
that - obviously it's my future, when I want to have a family later in life,
it's something that can be pretty significant - but I also want to win and I
want to be on a team that can have good players and can be competitive."source,
 "Dylan Larkin's contract is next on the Red Wings' checklist but it's a bit
complicated"- Craig Custance - The Athletic - 07/12/2018

Dylan Larkin, Detroit Red Wings, December 20, 2017 (Amy Irvin / The Hockey
Writers)

It feels like both sides want to get something done quickly and a long-term
deal is expected. But, the Red Wings are pretty jammed up when it comes to the
salary cap and need to get themselves sorted before they can offer what Larkin
appears to be worth. It appears David PastrnakΓÇÿs six-year, $6.67 million per
season deal and Nikolaj Ehlers seven-year, $6 million per season contract
could be the comparables.Related: NHL Rumors: Skinner, Pacioretty, Nurse, More

Columbus Blue Jackets Busy

The Columbus Blue Jackets, namely general manager Jarmo Kekalainen might be
busy over the next couple weeks. NHL.com's Igor Eronko reports that Kekalainen
 intends to meet with Panarin in France on Monday and talk about his position
on a new contract. From that meeting, perhaps the Blue Jackets will have a
better understanding of what it means for both their futures.

Columbus doesn';t want Panarin to become the circus act John Tavares was this
summer. If the Blue Jackets believe they have no choice but to move him, they
may want to move him now instead of later when the noise about him being an
unrestricted free agent gets louder.Artemi Panarin, Columbus Blue Jackets, Feb.
 22, 2018 (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)

Also out of Columbus, Aaron Portzline tweeted the Blue Jackets weren't
interested in talking to defenseman Ryan Murray for anything long-term and as
such, the two sides agreed on a one-year deal. Columbus will use this year to
evaluate whether or not Murray is a tradeable piece this season.Related: NHL
Rumors: Tavares, Maroon, Duchene, Stone, MorePenguins to Look Internally

Instead of going out and trading for a top-level left-winger, it is being
reported the Penguins plant to test center Derick Brassard at left wing during
training camp. Brassard has spend his entire NHL career as a center sp it';s a
bit of a gamble but it might be better than trying to move a number of assets
to land someone like Max Pacioretty and then worry if they can get him
re-signed. If the move does work, Penguins GM, Jim Rutherford could perhaps
trade left wing Carl Hagelin.

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