The Jets and Sens spent a lot of time talking and the public aspect of it was completely calculated. Dorion realized that reporters would be around AND that Twitter existed when he walked back into the building in Winnipeg to talk to Chevy...The Sens need a bidding war started NOW...like yesterday actually...It was reported the Jets had interest in getting EVERYTHING out of Ottawa...Stone, Duchene, Dzingel, Ceci….a beavertail hot truck on the Rideau Canal Skateway….
But don’t think for a second there aren’t other teams involved...The Sharks, Preds, and Knights are all in discussions as well. Darkhorses included Washington and Philly…
Dorion took Karlsson down to the deadline last year and took a ton of internal heat for not getting it done...the pressure is really on to make this happen sooner than later.
On Duchene….
He will be moving and it’s a two horse race between the Islanders and Preds. However, if the Jackets do move Panarin I am told this becomes a three horse race...Columbus will come in strong…
On Panarin….
Florida is the team to beat, but there ARE still others. A source I really trust in Montreal tells me the Canadiens are the surprise team that no one is talking about...so I am...The Habs have been very good a pulling off surprise moves...The Isles are also watching Panarin...You can see a lot of the same teams for these three...there is a domino aspect to this.
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