Senators trade rumours

Quick rundown of a few of the NHL trade deadline motivated hockey trade rumours circulating here on SBN and on other sources:

• According to Sportsnet, Filip Kuba--likely Ottawa's most valuable asset on the market right now--would be willing to waive his no-trade clause if he's unable to reach a contract extension with the Senators (which is unlikely).
  

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  	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	GTG	SOG	PCT
  2008 - Filip Kuba	53	1	27	28	10	24	1	0	0	0	88	1.1

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• Greg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy also talked about Kuba in his Trade Bait listing, suggesting possible destinations of Montreal, Philadelphia, or Columbus. He also discussed Chris Neil, who Wyshynski said would help Vancouver, Pittsburgh, and Detroit.
  

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  	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	GTG	SOG	PCT
  2008 - Chris Neil	44	2	4	6	-12	127	0	0	0	0	43	4.7

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• Looking for the Sens to trade Jason Spezza come deadline day? Don't hold your breath, as the Ottawa Sun quoted GM Bryan Murray saying that he won't be traded.
  

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  	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	GTG	SOG	PCT
  2008 - Jason Spezza	61	22	28	50	-12	48	9	1	3	0	176	12.5

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• Hooks Orpik over at Pensburgh posted about a Pierre LeBrun rumour that the Penguins had discussed re-acquiring Jarkko Ruutu from the Sens. There are no untouchables this year, but Ruutu's still got a pretty reasonable two years at $1.3M on his contract, and assuming Neil is on his way out, we'll need Ruutu's grit moving forward.
  

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  	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	GTG	SOG	PCT
  2008 - Jarkko Ruutu	57	5	10	15	-1	112	0	1	0	0	65	7.7

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• Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun presented a few goaltending options for the Senators, including Pascal Leclaire, Kari Lehtonen, Nikolai Khabibulin, Scott Clemmensen, Niklas Backstrom, and Manny Fernandez. Some of those names really scare me.
  

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  	GP	MIN	W	L	T	EGA	GA	GAA	SA	SV	SV%	SO
  2008 - Scott Clemmensen	40	2356	25	13	1	5	94	2.39	1138	1044	.917	2

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• Another story on Sportsnet, but this one's just a lark: Ian Mendes made a few trade recommendations based solely on how funny they would be, including the Senators acquiring Gary Roberts just on time to miss the playoffs (that's not funny) and a three-team deal involving Ruutu, Jordin Tootoo, and Jonathan Cheechoo.
  

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  	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	GTG	SOG	PCT
  2008 - Gary Roberts	30	4	3	7	-11	27	2	0	1	0	32	12.5

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• Not a rumour, but still trade-related: Remember in last off-season when Murray traded Larry Nycholat to Vancouver for Ryan Shannon? Well, now Shannon is on Ottawa contributing to the offence, and Nycholat has been put on waivers, accoring to Nucks Misconduct.
  

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  	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	GTG	SOG	PCT
  2008 - Ryan Shannon	14	3	3	6	-2	0	1	0	0	0	19	15.8

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