Earlier today before the Senators faced off against the St. Louis Blues, Darren Dreger joined TSN 1200 and dropped this semi-bombshell:
Dreger: "I think that the #Sens are finally getting to place where they're willing to cut bait here" on Jared Cowen.
— Chris Nichols (@NicholsOnHockey) January 4, 2016
When I saw the tweet, I wasn't really sure it was real. But sure enough, that is what Dreger said. And he is up there with Bob McKenzie as one of the more well-known reporters that has his sources, so I would trust him on this.