In today';s rumor rundown, the Dallas Stars and Tyler Seguin are talking again
and may be closer to working out a deal prior to the start of the season. In
Columbus, things don';t look as promising as the team and star players Artemi
Panarin and Sergei Bobrovsky don';t seem to be on the same page. Eric Staal has
 made it known how he feels about the Minnesota Wild and Darnell Nurse may miss
 camp for the Edmonton Oilers.Seguin and Dallas Talking Again

After earlier saying he was "disappointed" when it came to the status of his
contract situation in Dallas, Tyler Seguin and the organization got back
together almost immediately after that and began talking again. According to
Mark Stepneski of NHL.com, belief is things are going well and GM Jim
Nill said, "We are deep in discussions. It's moving in the right direction.
We'll go from there. I'd like to get it done before the season starts, but
with negotiations, you never know. But I think both parties would like to get
it done before."Tyler Seguin #91, Dallas Stars (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)

Getting a deal done would be huge for the Stars who could then go into the
season without the distraction of Seguin being arguably the biggest free agent
available next summer or the worry of having to trade him versus losing him for
 no return. Speculation is the team would like to get a long-term deal done for
 the same price as Jamie Benn';s $9.5 million per season.Related: NHL Rumors:
Seguin, Pacioretty, Trouba, MoreJackets May Not Start Season With Biggest Stars

With the future contracts for Artemi Panarin and Sergei Bobrovsky still
uncertain, the Columbus Blue Jackets are setting the stage for a potential
season that starts without their two stars.Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender
Sergei Bobrovsky celebrates win with Artemi Panarin (Sergei Belski-USA TODAY
Sports)

GM Jarmo Kekalainen spoke regarding the progress of new deals for both players
 and things aren';t looking good. He';s open to moving either player if the
right offer presents itself and Kekalainen told NHL.com's Tom Gulitti that he
 couldn't commit to either phenom being on the Opening Night roster next month:

He said:

"In this business, there's always talks between the general managers whether
you've got pending free agents or not. We talk regularly. Sometimes there's
trades. So I'm not speculating on them. I'm just saying we talk all the time,
so I wouldn't say about any player whether they're a pending free agent or not
that they'll be on our team in October because anything can happen between now
and Oct. 3"

Kekalainen said he expects to have to make some important decisions if the
sides can';t work out new contracts. He mentions that he would like to keep
both players and that hopefully both would like to stick with the team.

There is some speculation as to which teams may be the most interested and
Florida';s name has come up for Panarin. When asked if the team was close to a
 deal, however, beat writer Aaron Portzline responded with
"Nope".Related: NHL Rumors: Panarin, Pacioretty, Flyers, MoreEric Staal Wants
to Stay In Minnesota

Wild center Eric Staal recently told NBC Sports' Sean Leahy that he's
looking to stay in Minnesota after his deal expires. After a couple really
strong seasons with the Wild, the team has a decision to make about the
33-year-old and whether or not taking a chance on a new contract that will pay
him more than his current team-friendly $3.5 million does is worth the
risk.Eric Staal, Minnesota Wild, November 11, 2017. (Amy Irvin / The Hockey
Writers)

It was reported last month that new GM Paul Fenton wants to wait to see how
Staal performed this season before deciding. The good news here is that if
Staal is making it know he wants to stay, potentially the team can get him
re-signed without having to commit to a long-term deal or they can convince him
 at his age to take another team-friendly deal.Related: NHL Rumors:
Zetterberg, Nurse, Voynov, MoreDarnell Nurse May Miss Some Time at Camp

Recently, Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal noted Darnell Nurse and the
Edmonton Oilers weren';t close to a new contract yet and Nurse';s agent Anton
Thun said that there is nothing imminent and that his client won't be attending
 training camp without a new contract. Nurse said of the situation, "This is
an organization I want to be a part of obviously." He said he wanted to be out
there for first day (camp physicals).Darnell Nurse, Edmonton Oilers, Oct. 21,
2017 (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)

Darren Dreger recently appeared on The Nielson Show over at TSN 1260 and
suggested he'd be surprised if a contract isn't finalized before the season
starts but that the Oilers wouldn';t likely pay more than $3 million per season
 on a two-year bridge deal. He believes the team is fairly firm on that number.

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