*-> It appears Sheldon Sourays name is once again being thrown about in the rumor mills. Souray who has been playing down in Hershey for the Washington Capitols farm team has attracted interest from the parent club Washington. Some are saying this is a trial and first hand look for the caps. I'm not sold on this rumor as the Caps now have stand out John Carlson. It is possible howeever if injuries start to take a toil the Caps might make a push. Jeff Tambellini of the Oilers has told the media he still is pushing for a deal but talks are stale and he has 2 possible options. 1. to keep pushing a trade and wait or 2. place him on rentry waivers and hope someone claims him. It's said that the Columbus Blue Jackets still have interest as the Blue Jackets recently lost Mike Commodore. Dallas also still have Souray as plan B its been said. The Stars would need Souray on re-entry waivers if anything was to happen but chances are they'll wait to the new year to pursue Souray as he'll only be on the books for 1 final year January 1st. I wouldn't read too much into the Souray rumors because as long as he's still available his name will continue to be thrown into the mix.
*-> Alexei Kovalev is close to the block with Cory Clouston's patience wearing extremely thin. Kovalev is in the proverbial dog house within the Senators organization and has left him without many supports within the roster. Alfredsson is rumored to be trying to force an end to this situation. Kovalev has remained positive saying he knows he has to be better and the Sens have to stop fighting the puck. If everyone thinks positive their fortunes will change. That approach isn't going well so far for him and its no a secret the Sens would love to dump his contract and his underachieving ways. Not many teams would be interested in Kovalev straight out of the gates but as the season unveils they may find a suitor for hopes that he'll be an offensive boost for the playoffs. Its a situation we'll have to keep an eye on because unless the Sens start winning or atleast playing well somethings got to give.
*-> The Colorado Avalanche are currently shopping for a rugged defense with size. Peter Mueller is reportedly being dangled as bait but not many teams have defensemen to spare except the Toronto Maple Leafs. Mike Komisarek could be an option if the Leafs feel Luke Schenn and Dion Phaneuf are playing well. Another option is Ryan O'Byrne in Montreal would once Markov returns could be the odd man out.
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