[DIRK SHADD | Times]
General manager Steve Yzerman declined to handicap the likelihood he makes a deal before Monday's 3 p.m. trade deadline.
But it's clear Yzerman would like to move suspended wing Jonathan Drouin by then if he could. And Yzerman will likely have an opportunity, saying he's talked to a lot of teams about the former No. 3 overall pick, who remains at home in Montreal in limbo. Yzerman is believed to have several offers on the table.
"I definitely prefer to deal him sooner than later, it would be better for everyone," Yzerman told the Tampa Bay Times Wednesday.