Rick Stephens

Yeah, I could see Kent Hughes including someone in a deal that's going to help alleviate that log jam and maybe help a trade over the finish line.

So, and some of the...

Some of the work that Kent Hughes is doing is to facilitate a move at the trade deadline.

The other part is just gauging, you know, what will be required for an off-season move.

The team's interest in moving a player and what the cost would be.

So Elliot Friedman said that the Canadians have inquired about Rasmus Ruslanen in Philadelphia.

And would certainly fit that bill that you described, top four, right shot defenseman.

Physical, well, he plays with a mean streak, that's for sure.

But only Elliott said he didn't get the sense that anything was happening there, just that Kent Hughes had made the inquiry.

And depends how motivated the sellers are.

I think one of the things that Elliot said that I found interesting is that

In his opinion, this is a buyer's market.

There are a lot of forwards and a lot of defensemen on the market, and this might be an opportunity for a buyer to get a bargain.

And Elliott Friedman has said that Hughes has approached Nashville, kind of poked around about Ryan O'Reilly to see what would be required.

Not serious talks at this point.

You know that those kind of situations can escalate quickly.

Um, and there'll, there'll be plenty of suitors for Ryan O'Reilly.

That's for sure.

Um, but, um, you know, is, is that a top need for the Canadians right now?

No, this, again, this would just be, um, being aggressive when there's opportunity.