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Originally Posted by sureLoss
Aaron Portzline @Aportzline
Until/unless another #NHL teams calls for #CBJ D Nikita Nikitin's rights, no reason why CBJ would cut off talk b/w #Oilers and Nikitin.
Aaron Portzline @Aportzline
Clearly Nikitin hasn't dismissed the idea of signing w #Oilers. So, longer this goes, perhaps more likely a deal is forged.
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But, sureloss you posted this too:
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Originally Posted by sureLoss
NHL sources told The Dispatch that multiple teams have contacted the Blue Jackets about Nikitin, and the 48-hour window with the Oilers does not preclude the Blue Jackets from granting another club permission.
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So shouldn't that mean Edmonton is SOL if no deal is made?