TSN’s Hockey Insiders discuss St. Louis and Buffalo in trade talks for Robert Thomas, the Oilers seeking a No. 3 centre, interest heating up on Conor Garland and the price for Rasmus Ristolainen.
Gino Reda: A solid centre at 26 in the prime of his career and locked into a reasonable contract for this and four more seasons – that’s where we start with our Insiders Chris Johnston, Pierre LeBrun and Darren Dreger. Dregs, what’s the latest on Robert Thomas?
Darren Dreger: I can tell you, as we reported earlier, that negotiations between the St. Louis Blues and Buffalo Sabres heated up on Tuesday. Now it’s not at a point yet where it is right at the finish line – that could happen with a simple phone call – but it’s pretty…