Also: Senators checking in with sellers, and clarity on how LTIR and the playoff salary cap will work as we look toward the trade deadline.

With the NHL’s December 20-27 holiday freeze approaching, we could see teams getting busy on the trade market. One team whose name often comes up in trade rumors is the Predators.

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But how he profiles in the defensive zone, according to All Three Zones, is still encouraging. O’Reilly can still be counted on for steady defensive zone puck touches. He wins puck battles, retrieves pucks in his own end and helps his team break out with control.

A look at some proposed trade destinations for Nashville Predators right winger Steven Stamkos, plus we examine why the Edmonton Oilers haven't made a goaltending change yet.

Stamkos became the sixth active player, and 53rd in NHL history, to reach the mark when he gave the Predators a 2-0 lead at 5:04 of the second period. Ryan O'Reilly led a 2-on-1 rush with Luke Evangelista, who went around the net before finding Stamkos on Devin Cooley ’s blocker side.