Senators Circle Ducks Castoff As Trade Talk Heats Up

Ottawa is doing what smart teams do in June - it is kicking tires on a player whose market is cloudy and whose value might be lower than the talent suggests. That kind of target can be exactly how a front office steals a useful piece before the rest of the league wakes up. The Ducks’ situation gives the Senators room to poke around, and that is usually when rumors start getting serious. If Ottawa likes what it sees, this could turn from background noise into a real trade conversation quickly.