from Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun,
If the Senators are going to get Marc Methot signed before training camp they've got a lot of work to do.
There have been no discussions between the Senators and Methot's Ottawa-based agent Larry Kelly in at least two weeks and none are planned.
Making $3 million heading into the final year of his contract, it's believed Methot's camp is looking for a deal similar to the five-year, $5.5 million that Brooks Oprik got from the Washington Capitals.
Though the Senators would certainly like to get Methot signed to a five-year deal to keep him in his hometown they aren't willing to ante up that kind of money and talks are at a stalemate.
also from Garrioch,
While the Senators have 48 players under contract and don’t have any plans to sign anybody before camp starts Sept. 18 at Canadian Tire Centre, GM Bryan Murray would still like to add a top nine forward.
At this juncture, with the free agent market virtually empty, the only way to do that may be through a trade but a check with NHL executives in the last few days indicates the pickings are slim.
League sources say the forwards available at the moment include Carolina’s Alexander Semin, New Jersey’s Damien Brunner along with Buffalo’s Drew Stafford and Chris Stewart.
Semin is the most over-priced at $7 million per-season through 2017-18 while Stafford and Stewart have one left in the $4 million range. Brunner is the most reasonably priced at $2.5 million.
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