Well if that’s not bad enough because it shocked the organization in the summer, my understanding is that he doesn’t want to sign with anyone, period, during this season. In other words, if and when he gets traded, he will be traded as a rental which will greatly diminish the return for him, compared to if he would be gone in a trade like , who signed an extension with Vegas which gave the Montreal Canadiens a greater return. Sounds like instead it will be like leaving Ottawa, which hurts your return if you’re Columbus.

-Pierre LeBrun of TSN on the TSN Insiders. More topics at TSN.