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AROUND THE BOARDS

You have to wonder about goaltender Matt Murray’s future in Pittsburgh because he’s been sharing duties with Tristan Jarry. The 25-year-old is a restricted free agent this summer — and making $3.75 million this season — with rights to arbitration. Given the fact he’s helped lead Pittsburgh to two Stanley Cups, there’s not much chance he’ll be moved this season, but this is a situation to watch in the off-season. “Tristan has played extremely well and that’s had an influence on the decisions the coaching staff has made as far as who’s starting in goal,” Pittsburgh coach Mike Sullivan told reporters in Montreal on Saturday. “But we believe in Matt as well. Matt’s played some good games for us and he’s helped us win games as well. Right now, the way the coaching staff looks at it is that we have two really good goalies who give us a chance to win.” … There’s talk the Bruins are among several teams that have held talks with the Rangers about winger Chris Kreider. New York hasn’t determined whether Kreider will be moved or not.

RUMOURS DU JOUR

If the Senators decide to put C Jean-Gabriel Pageau on the market before the deadline, there will be no shortage of interest. A couple of league executives suggested Saturday that “every team” involved in the hunt for a playoff spot will make a call to Ottawa GM Pierre Dorion about the slick 27-year-old who will be a UFA on July 1. He went into Saturday’s game versus Tampa Bay with 18 goals and 29 points. The Penguins, Flames, Bruins, Oilers, Jets and Avs would be among the teams interested in Pageau, but the expectation is the Senators will hold contract discussions with him before making a decision. Pageau has 12 goals and 16 points in 35 career playoff games with the Senators and would bring depth to a contender, however he’s a good fit in Ottawa as well. There are a lot of teams keeping one eye on Ottawa right now because Dorion has plenty of pieces than can help a contender. … The Flames have cap space after getting Frolik’s contract off the books and GM Brad Treliving would like to add more scoring help. … One possibility to get moved at the deadline is Kings forward Tyler Toffoli. He’s on an expiring contract as a UFA and helped the club win the Stanley Cup. The word among league executives is he’ll draw some interest.

Have a nice Sunday and Happy New Year!

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