Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: While the Ottawa Senators have some decent depth down the middle, they’ve indicated they could be in the market for a top center this offseason. They will be monitoring the trade and free agent market.
The expansion draft protection lists need to be submitted by July 17th, so some players could be made available before then.
“A protection issue has to be pretty specific because you’re trying to make a deal to save a guy that you don’t want to lose,” one NHL executive told this newspaper last week.