Kicked tires sure but it wasn’t much of a discussion. Title is misleading. The fact that this “rumour” gained zero traction and came from Jimmy Murphy is all I need to know about it.
Honestly, right now we’re at a point where every GM appears to be stuck in a bit of a holding pattern and so much fake news and speculation - particularly regarding Ottawa - is all over this website.
Most of the “rumors” on here at this point are really just speculation from guys with blue check marks that get blown out of proportion on page 1 of one these threads. By page 10 of the same thread, these same rumors are considered just as valid as the laws of physics. Here’s an example:
https://mobile.twitter.com/TheFourthPeriod/status/101532166636324044
Pagnotta proved himself on July 1st without question, but right here, he is obviously no more “connected inside” than you and I. He is just trying to say something about Karlsson for the sake of reporting and looking like he knows something, but he said absolutely nothing in that tweet. That’s what most insiders here are doing at this stage in the Karlsson negotiations.
It feels like, despite the constant barrage of “leaks” on the Karlsson situation, the real details of the situation have been kept very quiet and secretive.