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Entry: September 30th, 2013

We had further talks around the league trying to shop Daniel Alfredsson. San Jose, Edmonton, Phoenix, and Dallas all had no interest. It�s obvious to everyone that we�re trying to free up cap space so they�re all requiring us to pay some portion of his salary which I�m not willing to do. Even Ottawa wouldn�t listen to any kind of deal despite the fact that their fan base wants to see him in a Senator�s sweater before he officially retires. They wanted us to send over Tatar or Jurco and that�s just not going to happen.

In other news we sent our scouts out to look at forwards in the WHL & OHL for six weeks each. Those guys are so amped for this crop of prospects that it�s funny to hear them talk about all the talent abound. We may work to trade up to try to go after Ekblad or Reinhart but not sure yet. Hopefully, we won�t be able to touch those guys honestly.

Ken left our minors in great shape with guys like Pulkkanin and Sheahan likely to soon be making an impact in the NHL and some even younger players who look like they have a very high ceiling.

The season officially starts against Buffalo in two nights and I�ve been trying to collect my thoughts as to what I expect out of the team over the next 82 games for about a week but cant seem to come down on one side or the other. I�d like to add scoring and see if there is any way to add some flash to the lineup but the free agent market is barren. We�ll have to see how the season progresses.