Carter to Columbus?

With Nikolai Zherdev firmly entrenched in Russia and with no sign of blinking, GM Doug MacLean has made calls to other teams and free agents to address the RW situation on his team. Columbus' payroll sits at a comfortable level around 28 million, and MacLean wants to fit Carter onto the team without going too high, as he wants to get a piece of the revenue sharing. When asked in The Columbia Dispatch newspaper if Zherdev would sign in the next week or so, MacLean blunted stated, "I doubt it." The Columbus Dispatch

The NY-EDM rumour would most likely involve an exchange of prospects. However, the Oilers are specifically asking for Fedor Tyutin.

Sources close to both Los Angeles and New Jersey indicate the two teams have been talking very closely the last few weeks.