This from an extremely reliable source. He told me the Canadiens and Oilers have had discussions dating back to the draft in NJ regarding their interest in Jordan Eberle. The Canadiens have continued to stay in touch with Edmonton and over the last week or so the talks have entered "a much more serious level...the most intense to date."

The source called the talks, "About 75% contingent talks, Edmonton is having a ton of those discussions right now."

"The general word around the league is the Oilers have a date in their head and if the team arrives at that date and hasn't improved at all they want to be able to pull the trigger quickly...so they are doing their homework now.

more in the am....

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