TRADE: Minnesota and Ottawa

The Minnesota Wild and Ottawa Senators have agreed to a trade that sends forward Matt Kassian from Minnesota to Ottawa. The Wild have received Ottawa's sixth-round draft pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft in return. Kassian has a goal and twelve penalty minutes in nine games for the Houston Aeros (AHL).

-NHL.com

Blue Jackets

Per Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch has reported that four teams have sent scouts to the game in Columbus tonight versus the Oilers. Those teams are Colorado, Los Angeles, NY Rangers, and Ottawa. There was also a report out of Pittsburgh from Rob Rossi of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that the Penguins may be interested in Jack Johnson.