Thomas Stays Put as Oilers Grow Tired of Waiting on Canadiens

This one has the sound of a market that has stalled out and a team that is ready to move on with its life. If the Canadiens are holding the line on Thomas, the Oilers do not sound interested in hanging around forever while the rest of the board shifts around them. The bigger picture here is all about timing, because patience in June usually gets punished by someone else making the cleaner move. Front offices do not like being strung along, and this rumor has that exact smell.