It's the NHL's worst nightmare.
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What I'm hearing
—Chicago general manager Kyle Davidson has been present in the press box at the last two Avalanche games. He spent a lot of time chatting with Chris MacFarland during the first intermission Wednesday night. The Blackhawks have also been scouting the Colorado Eagles extensively of late.
None of this means guarantees a deal, but you can be sure the teams have spoken. Keep in mind that Buffalo's assistant general manager was in Denver for a few games before the Casey Mittelstadt-Bo Byram deal went down.
Sources told The Denver Gazette the Avalanche have checked in on Seth Jones, but they're not the only team that has done so. There's no way the Avalanche could take on his full contract, so there would have to be some maneuvering and retention done for something to get finalized there. Either way, a general manager doesn't typically spend that much time looking at a team if it's a standard trade for a rental.