Insider trading:
https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/video/insider...nators~1600605
technically no news on Duchene and Stone contract talks with Sens
Duchene's agent and Dorion will talk in the next day or two
dialog will continue with Stone's ca,[
McKenzie doesn't get the sense that huge progress is being made
McKenzie's pessimism that neither guy will stay in Ottawa is more anecdotal based than empirical
If Duchene, Stone, and Panarin go to market, NHL GMs say it is virtually unprecedented to have this elite rental crop
Factor in the availability of Simmonds, Ferland, Brassard, and many other forwards that are available in trade, it will be a buyer's market.
The prices that teams will get will be suppressed with so many guys available
Count the Jets as watching Stone and Duchene situation carefully
Jets are in the market for a forward, could be a bottom 6 guy or a hometown homerun in Winnipeg native Mark Stone.
Since Panarin's agent released his statement, several contenders have contacted the BJs inquiring what is going on
Panthers are not a contender, but Tallon has interest in both Panarin and Bobrovsky and might even make a move for them before the trade deadline rather than wait for free agency
LeBrun finds it hard to believe that Duncan Keith will switch teams, but Chicago will ask Keith what he wants to do before the trade deadline
Keith has a full NTC so he has full control of his future
Bowman will ask Keith if he wants to go to a contender or stay with Hawks through a rebuild
Dreger says that teams are 100% preparing offer sheets for Mitch Marner and teams are hoping Marner's agent stays true to his word that there will be no contract negotations until the end of the season