from Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun,

It’s believed the Senators won’t be dealing captain Erik Karlsson, winger Mark Stone or defenceman Thomas Chabot. Teams that have called about forward Colin White have also been rebuffed while centre Matt Duchene isn’t going anywhere and it would likely take an offer the club couldn’t refuse on centre Jean-Gabriel Pageau.

Other than those names, you have to think Dorion is open for business.

That doesn’t mean everybody is going to be moved, but the club has received genuine interest in forwards Mike Hoffman, Zack Smith, Ryan Dzingel and centre Derick Brassard. It would be surprising to see Brassard traded because the Senators know the difficultly of finding a centre.

On defence, the club has gotten calls on blueliner Cody Ceci along with veterans Dion Phaneuf and Johnny Oduya. The Los Angeles Kings were interested in Phaneuf at the draft last June and it’s believed they’ve circled back again while Oduya, a UFA on July 1, is going to be able to help a contender improve its depth down the stretch.

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