Darren Dreger tweets, “Carolina Hurricanes are no longer persuing Rick Nash. Cost way too high. CBJ believed to be after Jeff Skinner. Non-starter.”

No progress on Nash trade front. Tons of interest. No urgency to make a move. If something doesn’t give, hard to imagine this ends well.

— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) July 5, 2012

Adam Rotter Are they going to ask Pitt for Crosby and/or Malkin? Datsyuk and/or Zetterberg from Detroit?