Earlier this week, it was revealed that the Ottawa Senators plan to explore the trade market for pending restricted free agent forward Alex DeBrincat and now it appears that things have accelerated on that front.
During Wednesday's edition of Insider Trading on TSN, Pierre LeBrun revealed that DeBrincat and his camp have submitted a list of teams to the Senators that he is willing to be dealt to this summer. LeBrun added that it's unclear which teams are on DeBrincat's list at this time.
According to Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun, DeBrincat's agent Jeff Jackson has reportedly told the Senators that his client is not interested in signing a long-term contract extension with the team.
Between DeBrincat submitting a list of teams to the Senators and his agent informing them that he won't sign a long-term deal, it seems like a foregone conclusion that his stint in Ottawa is over after only one season.
DeBrincat, a native of Farmington Hills (Michigan) had a pretty good first season with the Senators, but took a slight step back from the career-high in points he set in his final year with the Blackhawks in 2021-22. He appeared in all 82 games this past season, recording 66 points (27 goals, 39 assists), 45 penalty minutes and was a minus-31.