Thursday's NHL rumors!

Here are Thursday's most persistent NHL rumors! -Arizona Coyotes' forward Antoine Vermette will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season and negotiations has not begun because of the ownership situation. The forward scored 24 goals and got 45 points in 82 games last season. Vermette can attract a lot of teams because he's good on defense, his faceoff abilities are great and only have a $3.75 million cap hit. -The Ottawa Senators decided to keep Curtis Lazar. In doing so, they have 14 forwards and they have to settle on Erik Condra and Colin Greening's fate. Condra is playing good on penalty killing and will be an unrestricted free agent. As for Greening, his salary ($2,65 million) his making him hard to move. -Speaking of the Ottawa Senators, they're showing interest in Buffalo Sabres Chris Stewart. We heard the price for Stewart would be a prospect like Mark Stone. The Sabres general manager, Tim Murray, was seen in Ottawa and one of his scouts was watching Tuesday's game. -The Montreal Canadiens are trying to solve their offensive problems. Winnipeg Jets Evander Kane was interesting for them a couple of seasons ago. We don't know who is the target right now, but Lars Eller and Nathan Beaulieu could be the trade baits. -One Montreal forward could go back to Europe: Jiri Sekac. He's got a clause in his contract allowing him to leave for Europe if he's sent to the AHL. -Tomas Kaberle seems to be an option for the New York Rangers that are decimated with injuries. He's been in Toronto because of an immigration issue. Image credits: Facebook