According to three separate sources (and that is a ton for this time of year), there could be a deal very close that would send Vermette to Vancouver for a "serious defenseman."
Selanne...
"It all depends on what Mats does, but Teemu to Montreal is absolutely an option," said a Western source VERY close to this situation. The silence on Teemu's end has been deafening to date. The general thought has always been that Teemu is staying put in So Cal where he and his family are very happy.
Are the Kings an option?
"No," my source said, "It is Montreal or Anaheim, and I would say it is VERY much an outside chance that he is a Duck. He could retire of course. He also could wait a few more months, but the two teams that want him, want answers. That is not to say that more teams won't have interest as the year goes by."
Finally, as the Sundin Saga enters day 29, our own "Burt the Dog" (The "most famous current hockey predicting dog on the planet," according to HockeyDog.com) puts all the questions to rest.
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more to come around 2:30ET....There will be no Buzzcast today as I head to Toronto for some fun meetings.
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