- Chris Lund of Ottawa Senators.com: Marc Methot on contract talks.
“It’s the business side of it and it’s not always pretty. It’s definitely a process and in terms of what’s to be expected and whatnot, obviously I’d like to get something done and anything related to the business side of it is Larry’s job (agent Larry Kelly) and not mine.”
Methot on the possibility of a trade.
“It’s one of those situations where it’s not always going to be easy and I’ve just got to hope my representative in Larry Kelly does his job and sorts out all that stuff. Right now I’m focused on camp here, getting into shape and getting my legs back and helping the team win some games.”
- Bob McKenzie: Doesn’t sound like the Senators want to go more than a $4.5 million cap hit for Methot on a long-term deal. He’s looking for $5 million.
- News 1130 Sports: Ryan Johansen and Brenden Dillon will skate with the WHLs Vancouver Giants while they await new contracts.
- Rich Chere: Jaromir Jagr: “… I want to keep playing. I want to keep playing until I’m 50.”
- Sarah McLellan: Coyotes Sam Gagner will start off at center and could see some time on the wing to create more minutes.
- Ken Wiebe: Expect Blake Wheeler to be on right wing with Evander Kane and Mark Scheifele.
- Adrian Dater: Avs coach Patrick Roy on his top two lines: Landeskog-MacKinnon-Tanguay and O’Reilly-Duchene-Iginla.
- Stephen Whyno: Maple Leafs Dion Phaneuf confirms that he’ll be moving to the left side this season. Morgan Rielly and Jake Gardiner will also be playing the left side.
- Andrew Gross: Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said that J.T. Miller and Kevin Hayes will start training camp as centers but that he likes their versatility. Rick Nash will be tried on both sides.
- Tom Gulitti: Jordin Tootoo said that he has asked the Red Wings to buy him out or trade him as he didn’t see any room for him on the roster with the all the young guys there.
- Nicholas Goss: Bruins owner Jacobs on expansion: “There’s no anticipated expansion in hockey at this point.”