Ottawa the Fav, but a little more from Montreal [source]

The Canadiens still lead the way here, but Anaheim may still be making a push to sign him early [source]

- currently 5 teams are working up possible deals for Vinny…included with Montreal is Vancouver, NY Rangers, Buffalo, and Minnesota.”
Yes the Sabres and Wild are getting involved and as many as 4 more teams will join the fray including Calgary, Philadelphia, Ottawa and the LA Kings [source]

– Still hearing very strongly that it is a two horse race at this point between Montreal and the Rangers, although I would put the Canadiens as the odds on favorite [source]

Gionta looks to be a 3 team race between Edm, Mont, and Buffalo [link]

- I was just told that the Canadiens are very seriously interested in a “major overhaul” that would start with the Habs trying to obtain Jay Bo’s rights from Florida prior to the Draft [link]

– The Canadiens are also interested in Jokinen and Cole, but the main focus continues to be defense…with Jay Bo, Kaberle, Morris, and Leopold…in that order. [link]