Daily Nuggets: Full All-Star Weekend Schedule, Golden Knights Trade Talk

While the Vegas Golden Knights remain in break mode, two players will hit the ice today for the NHL's Al-Star Skills Competitions. Elsewhere in the NHL, trade rumors are hitting a high point as we are now only a month away from deadline day.

Vegas Golden Knights

ICYMI: The unfortunate news that will no-doubt impact the future of the Golden Knights season: Mark Stone is having back surgery, again.

Status Report: With Stone out the VGK are destined to struggle as they have been so far. A trade could be made to try and replace Stone's services.

Trade Targets: As the VGK now have the cap space, multiple names on the trade block could make their way to Las Vegas.

Awards: Assessing the Golden Knights at the All-Star Break and handing out midseason awards.

Golden Knights All-Star Schedule

Friday

– NHL All-Star Beach Festival Red Carpet at 12:00 p.m. (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

– NHL All-Star Skills Competition at 4:00 p.m. (Sunrise, FL)

– Tendy Tandem (Logan Thompson) and Fastest Skater (Chandler Stephenson) events.

Saturday

– NHL All-Star Game Central v Pacific at 12:00 p.m. on ABC (FLA Live Arena)

– NHL All-Star Championship Game* 

Here's the full list of events from Florida Hockey Now.

Vegas Golden Knights

San Jose: San Jose Hockey Now breaks down what a potential Timo Meier trade could look like.

New York: Patrick Kane may no longer be a trade deadline fit for the New York Rangers.

Boston: It looks like if the Boston Bruins want Jakub Chychrun, they will have to move a defenseman themselves.

Colorado: Does Jesse Puljujarvi make sense as a potential trade target for the Colorado Avalanche?

Columbus: Despite being injured, Gustav Nyquist of the Columbus Blue Jackets is reportedly in play for a trade.

Montreal: The Montreal Canadiens would need a high-quality offer to trade the likes of Josh Anderson.

Washington: Alex Ovechkin's son's favorite player in the NHL is hilariously not Ovi.

Vancouver: New Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet discussed his recent comment of calling his team "soft."