Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Nick Kypreos in his ‘Real Kyper at Noon’ show said on Wednesday that the Ottawa Senators would consider trading center Derek Stepan. The Senators acquired Stepan late in the offseason from the Arizona Coyotes and he hasn’t worked out as they had hoped.
Doug MacLean noted on Kypreos’ show that Stepan may welcome a trade as he may not be happy with his role with the team. Also, Stepan’s family didn’t move to Ottawa after the trade.
“The question is: Is (Stepan) pushing that?