The Ottawa Senators approached Dion Phaneuf to see if he was willing to waive his no-movement clause for the expansion draft and he said no. Now the Senators appear to be looking for a different solution.
According to TSN insider Pierre LeBrun, the Ottawa Senators are currently looking at the possibility of moving Phaneuf in a trade before Saturday's trade freeze.
Phaneuf has been asked to submit an update 12-team trade list as per the conditions of his contract, and it is believed that Phaneuf has in fact done so, meaning that the Senators can only negotiate a trade with the 12 teams on that list.
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No word yet as to the identity of any of those teams. More to come on this story.