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Insider Trading: Dorion, Brisson break bread on Duchene front
“But what is interesting is that Brisson and Ottawa Senators general manager Pierre Dorion did break bread a little bit today, the obvious point of discussion there - and it’s very, very preliminary - is Matt Duchene’s future.
“He’s an unrestricted free agent at the end of the year. He’s eligible for an extension anytime now, unlike Mark Stone, who can’t get one until January 1.
“The lines of communication are open - nothing more than that at this point.”
Duchene is in the final season of his five-year, $30 million contract and can test unrestricted free agent waters beginning with the late-June interview period, if he so chooses.
Stone, as McKenzie noted, won’t be eligible to sign an extension with the Senators until January because he’s on the one-year contract he signed in August.