from Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Sun,

The Winnipeg Jets and Trouba’s camp have done a nice job of keeping the state of negotiations private, but the fact a deal hasn’t been made yet is getting closer to becoming an issue.

To this point, it’s best to compare the state of negotiations to a staring contest.

Basically, it looks like the Jets and Trouba’s agent Kurt Overhardt are waiting for the other side to blink.

Neither has drawn that final line in the sand and there’s probably still some room to make concessions and how soon they find a way to bridge the gap is likely going to determine whether this gets done in the near future or stretches into early October.

That’s when the threat of a holdout moves from possibility to reality and the closer it gets to the season opener against the Carolina Hurricanes on Oct. 13, the greater chance it becomes a distraction for the Jets.

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