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\u201cSo there\u2019s been a lot of talk about Robert Thomas and his future in St Louis, and one thing that\u2019s happened was he had surgery earlier this week. A small cleanup procedure. So he\u2019s going to be out of the lineup until just after the Olympics.<\/p>\n
So that might slow down any conversations there. I will say this, that a bunch of teams who kind of talked about it, said there\u2019s not very many people in the league who can do what St. Louis might want to do here.<\/p>\n
But thankfully, it\u2019s not serious. It won\u2019t cost him the rest of the season. But Thomas is out until post All-Star. The Blues, I think, have two games left.\u201d<\/p>\n
NHL Rumors: St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers, and Vancouver Canucks<\/a><\/p>\n Teams that are interested in trading for and signing Artemi Panarin to an extension, and those interested in him as a rental<\/p>\n Sportsnet<\/a>: Elliotte Friedman, when asked about New York Rangers pending UFA Artemi Panarin. He has permission to talk to teams about if there\u2019s interest in a possible extension. A list of teams who might be interested in extending him, and those who would be interested in trading for him as a rental.<\/p>\n ** NHLRumors.com transcription<\/p>\n Friedman: \u201cYou know, a couple of teams said it\u2019s kind of like a free agency thing. That we\u2019re basically, Panarin has permission to do it, and they\u2019re basically talking to teams about where he might want to go and who\u2019s interested in doing it with an extension.<\/p>\n As we sit here tonight, there\u2019s no question that extension matters still to him. I think there\u2019s some teams hoping that that might change, but right now, extension matters to him.<\/p>\n I think the teams that are interested in doing it; Washington, LA, San Jose, Florida. And there\u2019s a lot of teams wondering if the Panthers can actually pull this off.<\/p>\n NHL Rumors: Colorado and Dallas Among the Teams Interested in Evander Kane<\/a><\/p>\n And Detroit. I just put them there. You know, (Steve) Yzerman is a vault. I just think with his history of wanting term for guys, people kind of put them there.<\/p>\n Now, Carolina was in two spots there, and the reason is that they\u2019re depending on who you talk to, Carolina is or is not interested in doing it with an extension. I think they\u2019re flexible. It just affects what they might be willing to pay for the player.\u201d<\/p>\n Ron MacLean: \u201cAnd you said Dallas, Jason Robertson, it\u2019s all kind of up in the air with him.\u201d<\/p>\n Friedman: \u201cAs long as, as long as Dallas\u2019s goal is to sign Jason Robertson, I don\u2019t think they can do it. And I think their goal is still to sign Jason Robertson.\u201d<\/p>\n Have you\u00a0subscribed to our YouTube channel<\/a>? Rumor roundups and hot topics from around the league. We\u2019re also posting some stuff on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Teams](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-01-093610.jpg\")
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