Carlson Leaves Door Open, But Ducks Deal Still All Fog

John Carlson is not shutting the door on a return to Anaheim, but the real talk has not started yet. The veteran blueliner says there are still a lot of moving parts, which is front-office code for everybody is waiting on everybody else. Until the contract specifics get some oxygen, this stays in the category of interesting possibility rather than anything close to a done deal.