With the Ottawa Senators set to drop the puck in six days against the Carolina Hurricanes, the club\u0027s top centre wasn\u0027t on the ice.
With the Senators set to drop the puck in six days on the road against Carolina, the club’s top centre wasn’t on the ice Wednesday for a skate at the Rath Eastlink Community Centre in Truro, N.S.The 24-year-old Norris won’t suit up in Thursday’s exhibition game against the Winnipeg Jets at the Canada Life Centre and there are no guarantees we’ll see him against the Montreal Canadiens at the Canadian Tire Centre in the final pre-season game on Saturday night.
Smith isn’t alone on that front because the Senators are supposed to push for a playoff spot this season after missing six straight years. Right now, one of the club’s top two centres isn’t healthy and the No. 3 pivot remains unsigned.The fact Norris wasn’t on the ice was a cause for major concern amongst the fan base. If he’s able to suit up against the Habs, then people will be able to breathe a sigh of relief and will give Norris a chance for a tuneup game.
Senators general manager Pierre Dorion and Pinto’s New York-based agent, Lewis Gross, have been in regular contact throughout camp to try to get a deal in place, but they need bridge the gap for that to happen.As Postmedia has reported, the two sides aren’t far apart on a contract and the sides have made progress in recent talks on a two-year term.
Gross may also be waiting to see how the Senators deal with trying to clear up cap space, however, Dorion is prepared for every scenario and can easily figure out what his next move will be once he signs Pinto.This could be settled with a phone call and the best-case scenario for everyone involved is the Pinto situation gets settled this week.
“I don’t want to confuse the situation. It’s better to come from one guy and it’s going to come from our general manager. I know that people are interested in but that’s a question for Pierre.”During the skate in Truro, Stutzle was in between captain Brady Tkachuk and veteran Claude Giroux while Ridly Greig skated with Mathieu Joseph and Vladimir Tarasenko on the right side on the second line.
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