“Complete B.S.,’’ Steve Staios, president of hockey operations and GM of the Senators, said Monday when asked to comment on the rumors. “We are building this team around Brady. His leadership and unique skill set are rare.
“There is absolutely no validity to it.’’
On the flip side of things, I would put a little more stock into the rumors that are out there regarding Martin Necas, who just won IIHF World Championship gold in his native Czechia.
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What we know is the Hurricanes did have Necas included in their February trade discussions with the Vancouver Canucks regarding Elias Pettersson before the Canucks ended up convincing Pettersson to sign a long-term extension. And I’ve reported before that Necas was part of the package that Carolina offered Calgary in the summer of 2022 for Matthew Tkachuk.
-Hurricanes have a plan to extend Necas role for next season
-teams have called on him
-not trading him for a futures package
-Hurricanes will hang on to him even if Necas wants a change of scenery
-Nashville, Boston, and Vancouver are listed
-Hurricanes want a star-caliber player back
-all things being equal, belives he will be traded