Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Ottawa Senators GM Pierre Dorion is asking fans to be patient.
Forward Ryan Dzingel has turned down a five-year contract extension worth more than $20 million.
The Senators have been listening to trade offers on Mark Stone for the past 10 days and more so after Stone rejected their eight-year offer on Thursday. The doors are not completely shut on him though, but highly unlikely.
There are probably seven or eight teams that would be serious contenders.
The Winnipeg Jets, Calgary Flames, Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning are among the teams that have called the Senators.