"Yet while they are trying to sing the standard tune about being professionals and putting the past behind them, they are also facing the reality that one, two, three – hell, maybe even a full handful – of the group won’t be with them by the time the nine-day trek is over. Mark Stone, Matt Duchene, Ryan Dzingel, Cody Ceci and Magnus Paajarvi are among the potential targets as the Feb. 25 trade deadline closes in."

“You take it for what it is, it’s that time of year,” winger Bobby Ryan said of the speculation season, fast becoming an annual event in Ottawa. “We’re in a results-driven business. You feel for the guys who are really going through it. That being said, you still have to go to work, right? You’ve still got to get to the rink and get the job done.”

"(The Senators do have a stop Saturday in Winnipeg and either Stone and Duchene could potentially end up with the Jets when the dealing is done)."

Paajarvi-t neeee..........