What's the holdup on the Colton Parayko trade? (with Chris Johnston)  | Full Episode

On NHL trade deadline eve, Hailey and Sean welcome NHL insider Chris Johnston to discuss what the hold up is on the pending trade involving Colton Parayko and the Buffalo Sabres. They talk about the latest speculation involving players like Robert Thomas, Nazem Kadri, Vinny Trocheck, Scott Laughton, Bobby McMann, Conor Garland, Dougie Hamilton, Jordan Binnington and Sergey Bobrovsky with the deadline quickly approaching.

0:00 Intro
2;07 MacKenzie Weevar waives his no trade clause to move to Utah
5:28 - The Oilers overpaid for Jason Dickinson and Colton Dach from Chicago
10:55 - Why Colton Parayko hasn’t waived his no trade clause to go to Buffalo…..just yet.
14:18 - Robert Thomas update. Expect the young centre with term to be moved.
17:52 - Are the Sabres still on Robert Thomas?
20:16 - Will the Maple Leafs have an active deadline?
23:31 - Now is the time for Steve Yzerman to be aggressive for the Red Wings.
25:34 - Will the Panthers move on from Sergei Bobrovsky?
28:19 - The Oilers have picked up a couple of pieces, are they done?
28:38 - The Oilers asset management has been poor.
31:22 - Could Simon Nemec be moved by the New Jersey Devils?
36:15 - Nic Dowd is expected to be moved to Vegas Golden Knights this morning
37:54 - Will the Maple Leafs get what they want from the trade deadline?
41:01 - Players with trade protection are dominating the deadline this year.
43:20 - Robert Thomas update

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