^ Unless another team comes along asking for exclusive rights, there is no reason Columbus should cut Edmonton off at the end of the 48 hours as long as the understanding that Edmonton will still give up the 5th round pick if they can sign him.
So yes the original deal was for 48 hours, but it looks like no other teams are willing to pony up anything to talk to Nikitin, so why wouldn't Columbus keep letting Edmonton talk to him?
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