Via Paul Kukla of Kukla’s Korner: Regardless of whether the Red Wings are interested in Alex DeBrincat, it’s worth noting that the Ottawa Sun’s Bruce Garrioch spoke with Senators GM Pierre Dorion regarding the disgruntled Sens forward, and, well…
Alex DeBrincat is learning the hard way that the grass isn’t always greener on the other side of the fence.
After refusing to sign an eight-year deal with the Ottawa Senators, the 25-year-old, two-time 40-goal scorer and his Toronto-based agent, Jeff Jackson, are learning that DeBrincat can’t get that kind of contract anywhere else in the National Hockey League.
While the Senators have tried to deal DeBrincat for the past three weeks and found some trades they considered to be close, those talks got shut down because Jackson was unable to get the kind of term of contract he wanted after being given permission to speak to those teams.
General manager Pierre Dorion confirmed Saturday, the day NHL free agency opened, he had given Jackson permission to talk contract with more than one team in an attempt to facilitate a trade, but those trades fell through because DeBrincat’s camp didn’t like the term they were being offered.
“There’s varying degrees of interest,” Dorion said at the Canadian Tire Centre. “Teams call, we get close to a deal, I give them permission, and sometimes they’re not ready to pay maybe the term that we’re ready to pay. He’s 25 years old, so he’s looking for something in particular, and I can talk about it because we own his rights, so I think the degrees (of interest) vary.”
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With the first day of free agency out of the way, that may open up landing spots for DeBrincat. It’s believed the Detroit Red Wings, Dallas Stars and Anaheim Ducks are among the teams that have shown interest. Also looking for scoring are the Carolina Hurricanes, Washington Capitals, Seattle Kraken, St. Louis Blues and both the New York Islanders and New York Rangers.
Teams that didn’t address their needs in free agency may circle back, but, for example, Dallas signed Matt Duchene to a one-year, $3-million deal and the Rangers brought in Blake Wheeler. That’s not going to help the Senators as they try to move DeBrincat and his contract.
