NHL Trade Buzz: Chychrun not concerned with rumors for Coyotes

Welcome to the NHL Trade Buzz. The 2022 NHL Trade Deadline on March 21 (3 p.m. ET) is 11 days away.
Here's a look around the League at the latest deadline doings:

Arizona Coyotes

Jakob Chychrun said he is trying not to listen to rumors involving him as the trade deadline approaches.
"I'm trying to be present with the guys and come to work every day and have fun and that's really all you can do," the Coyotes defenseman said Thursday. "It's been going on for a while and I haven't paid much attention to it. Whatever is going to happen is going to happen."
Chychrun, who turns 24 on March 31, has three years remaining on a six-year contract he signed with the Coyotes on Nov. 13, 2018. He has scored 19 points (five goals, 14 assists) in 45 games this season.
Arizona general manager Bill Armstrong said the team has been taking calls on Chychrun but not actively making them.
"He's a No. 1 (defenseman) that's 23 years old with a team-friendly contract and someone that generated 18 goals the year before, so he has a lot of impact on your team," Armstrong said. "You'd be crazy to move him unless it moved your team forward."
Chychrun said he understands the trade rumors, particularly with the Coyotes going through a rebuild.
"It's part of the game, part of the business, part of what's going on here," he said. "I'm just focused on the present, what I can control. That stuff is all going to sort itself out."
The Coyotes (17-35-4), who are last in the Central Division, visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday (7 p.m. ET; SNO, BSAZ, ESPN+, NHL LIVE).

Toronto Maple Leafs

The Maple Leafs could seek to add goaltending help prior to the trade deadline with Jack Campbell out a minimum of two weeks because of a rib injury.
Erik Kallgren was recalled from the Toronto of the American Hockey League on an emergency basis and the expectation is that Petr Mrazek will get the majority of the starts until Campbell returns.
"I think he's in a good place, for a guy like him who has been in the League and played a lot throughout his career, now you know you're going to get lots of opportunity," Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe said Thursday. "This situation is an exact reason why you go out and sign a guy like Petr to partner with Jack so here we are."
The Maple Leafs goaltending situation was already in question, particularly because of the drop in Campbell's play the past month.
Campbell is 3-3-1 with a 4.03 goals-against average and .872 save percentage in eight games since playing in the 2022 Honda NHL All-Star Game. He was 21-6-3 with a 2.30 GAA, .925 save percentage and four shutouts prior to that.
"Obviously unfortunate," Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly said. "I don't know exactly what happened or when it happened. I talked to him this morning and he said he's been dealing with it a little bit, something that's been going on for a while now. Hopefully he's able to make a full recovery and I think he will. He's going to work hard to get back for us."
Mrazek is 5-3-0 with a 3.58 GAA and .880 save percentage since the All-Star break.
The Maple Leafs (37-16-4) are third in the Atlantic Division and have allowed at least four goals in four straight games and eight of 10.

Montreal Canadiens

Artturi Lehkonen has heard his name in trade talks, but the Canadiens forward is not letting that be a distraction.
"I mean it's not the first time, the first season, my name's been dropped," Lehkonen said Wednesday. "I know the reality of the situation, but it's out of my control. I can't do anything about it, so I guess just keep playing well and try to help this team win some hockey games."
The 26-year-old forward can become a restricted free agent July 13.
"I don't really have to block it out that much," he said. "I know how it is. I've been in Montreal for six years. I know the media."
Lehkonen has scored 28 points (13 goals, 15 assists) in 54 games this season.
"You usually find guys like that on championship teams," Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis said. "He's a player many coaches would like to have on their team."-- Kevin Woodley

Vancouver Canucks

J.T. Miller said he expects to remain with the Canucks after the trade deadline.
"They're all rumors to begin with, so I don't really look into it," Miller said Wednesday. "I'm not really talking to anybody. I talk to my agent all the time. We're just going about our business. I don't think I'm getting traded. I never thought I was getting traded.
"Everybody is not making things up, but everybody is speculating, so I never looked into that and considered that they were even trying to trade me to begin with."
The Canucks (29-23-6) are three points behind the Dallas Stars for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference.
Miller leads Vancouver with 67 points (23 goals, 44 assists) in 56 games, five shy of his NHL career high he set in 69 games in 2019-20.

Chicago Blackhawks

The Blackhawks must decide if they want to keep Dylan Strome or see what they can get for him before the deadline.
The 25-year-old forward can be a restricted free agent July 13. He has points in four straight games (six goals, three assists) and scored four points, including his second NHL hat trick, in an 8-3 win against the Anaheim Ducks at United Center on Tuesday.
"I mean, I've said it a bunch of times, I love playing in Chicago," Strome said. "It's not really up to me to decide. If another team wants me and that happens, then that's what happens."
Strome has been the center on the Blackhawks' top line with Alex DeBrincat and Patrick Kane.
"It's fun to play here, it's fun to be on a line with those two guys," Strome said. "It's fun to be on a line with a lot of the guys on our team.
"Whatever happens, happens. It's part of life. Have to adjust on the fly and enjoy this night and get ready for Boston."
The Blackhawks (21-29-8) are seventh in the Central Division and trail the Dallas Stars by 17 points for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference. They visit the Boston Bruins on Thursday (7 p.m. ET; SN360, SNE, SNP, TVAS, NESN, NBCSCH, ESPN+, NHL LIVE).