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Andrei Markov among top available NHL free agents
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Free agency has died down after an rapid start, but a few big names remain on the open market.
Among them, Andrei Markov remains in pursuit of a new deal from the Montreal Canadiens, who drafted the 38-year-old defenseman in 1998 but have been unwilling to meet reported demands for a two-year, $6 million extension.
The latest development in the Markov sweepstakes doesn't involve the team with which the veteran blue-liner has spent his entire career.