Something like, I have always been trained as a winger and I think I could benefit the team more as a winger, but I'll do whatever the coach asks me to".

If this is true:

First there are so many bad emotions running through my head about this, and I don’t feel like taking the time nor am I in a position to process this, but I can sum it up and say: F*** Ducharme

Also, this is tampering. You can’t talk his next contract until January 1st.

What’s the exact quote?

It's reported by Réjean Houle :
"Je lui ai demandé et il m'a répondu que certainement. Et il était très sérieux." -- "I asked him and he answered yes, certainly. And he was very serious".

I'm pretty sure you can talk about it, but just not make it official.

Technically you can’t talk about it, but that’s never enforced. After all, it only takes one minute to crank out 5 complex contracts with 5 different agents so you can announce them all at 12:01 on the day free agency opens

You can’t talk money on any contract that isn’t able to be signed yet. However, it does happen all the time. Although this time is a bit different, because the habs are being negatively affected by these negotiations, whereas it’s usually mutually beneficial between a team and their own player.

You realize that the Ufa negotiation period begins a week free agency right?

They got rid of that. Also even when it did exist you weren’t allowed to talk money.

Nooooooo, why?? that’s a lateral move on the short term and a downgrade long term, please don’t use the Kk picks for Dvorak

Yep, f*ck Ducharme, you scratching Kk might be why he leaves, also to the tampering allegations, NHL doesn’t care, or else we wouldn’t know an FA’s destination before FA

Weird they got rid of that.

Interesting news, with Dallas doing f*ck all it’s nice to see some action.

Im not 100% but I think Kaprizov's new deal is going to be 5 years, $9 M

Heard that Casey Cizikas' deal with the #Isles is as @FriedgeHNIC heard last month: Six years at around $2.5 million per.AAV could be a bit higher, but anything under $3m per is a huge boost for the #Isles and their cap situation. And they have their Identity Line center.

— Arthur Staple (@StapeAthletic) August 31, 2021

6 years???

Are you sure that isn't Drury?

Heard that Casey Cizikas' deal with the #Isles is as @FriedgeHNIC heard last month: Six years at around $2.5 million per.AAV could be a bit higher, but anything under $3m per is a huge boost for the #Isles and their cap situation. And they have their Identity Line center.

— Arthur Staple (@StapeAthletic) August 31, 2021

"IdEnTiTy LiNe"

For years it’s really been cizikas driving the bus. He’s an elite 3C carrying two ok 4th liners

Lol, Lou special, 4th line grinder getting bad contract

He’s better than Mike Hoffman

Casey Cizikas, reportedly signed 6x~$2.5M by NYI, is one of if not the best bottom six defensive centre in the NHL. A lot of term to get that discount though. #Isles pic.twitter.com/1YDhebCmER

— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) August 31, 2021

Good defence, no offence

False , 2 out of the last 3 years he’s been an above average offensive play driver

He’s good player but, like identity line? Wtf. We’re talking about a 4th line. Switch them with any other 4th line in the NHL besides Dallas and New York still is exactly where they are today, they just have Jordan Eberle instead because they protected him

Their bio is in French now. 🤣 This is some next level trolling. #Canes #Habs #Kotkaniemi pic.twitter.com/SZg2Qg3f2o

— Christian Mota-Pyette (@CMotaPyette) August 31, 2021

Buddy makes a new account just to come at us with this?Change your name to weak sauce, sit in the corner, and think about your life choices. https://t.co/kjAUXwWyoZ pic.twitter.com/pg3UfTEPA9

— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) August 31, 2021

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