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There has been no shortage of trade talk surrounding the Senators with the club 10 points out of the final wild-card spot heading into Monday night.

The likes of Mike Hoffman, Zack Smith, Derick Brassard, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Johnny Oduya and Cody Ceci have all been mentioned as possibilities to get dealt before the trade deadline Feb. 26th at 3 p.m. EST.

Smith, who is believed to have drawn interest from the Calgary Flames, said the players aren’t distracted by the discussions, but know they’re going to hear their names more and more until the deadline passes.

Of course, if the Senators can get on a roll, then general manager Pierre Dorion, who started scouting meetings in Florida Monday, might not be so quick to make changes and could shift his approach.

“You hear it on the news a lot, but there hasn’t been any talk around the room,” said Smith. “It’s something you can’t really worry about. It’s beyond your control.

“As you approach the deadline, in Canada anyway, you can’t turn on the TV without hearing rumours. It’s never easy hearing your name, but one way to solve that is to start winning a lot more games and then maybe you’re not worried about being traded as much.”