Darren Dreger was on Montreal’s TSN 690 on Tuesday morning.

As part of a larger discussion on the changes in Boston with Dougie Hamilton and Milan Lucic having been traded (and how Bruins fans weren’t expecting to lose both) and what he gathers about Tuukka Rask’s future with the organization:

“I can tell you that there was speculation, again, on that draft floor – three different teams approached me on Friday to suggest that Tuukka Rask might be in play. And if in fact that were the case, man – it’s almost like, ‘Turn off the lights, the party’s over in Boston,’ (laughs) because I think there would have been complete upheaval.

“But I got to Don Sweeney and asked him point-blank, and I can tell you he was not a happy camper. His anger and frustration wasn’t directed at me for asking the question, it was kind of pointed toward the lunacy of suggesting that he was about to trade Tuukka Rask.

“But given everything that had gone into that day and leading up to the trades that he had made… I think there must have been reasons for these teams to leap to the conclusion that Tuukka Rask might be in play.

“So, we’re still wondering – even though, again, Sweeney made it clear Tuukka Rask isn’t going anywhere – you do have to wonder, ‘Okay, what’s next? Where are they headed?’

“Most believe, understandably, they didn’t get enough in some of the deals that they made. So what direction are the Bruins going in and I’m not sure they know that.”

Later in the conversation, on how there is an element of detective work involved in investigating things like the Rask speculation, since he can’t trust everyone that comes up and whispers something in his ear:

“No, 100 percent right. If I trusted those who mention that to me, I would have reported it. I would have tweeted it. But you can’t because again, as much as it’s a pool of information and there’s so much activity swirling around that floor, it can also be a cesspool of bad information.

“And you’re right – certain managers who trust you will offer that information, but they certainly know that you’re trustworthy enough that you’re going to source it out and you’re going to find out whether it’s fact or it’s fiction. And if it’s fact, it’ll be reported. If it’s fiction, then you circle back and say, ‘You know what? I checked and there’s nothing to that.’ And that’s where it dies.

“And really, that’s what happened with Rask on Friday.”

Source: TSN 690/ Transcript: Nichols

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