"Every team, at this time of year, not just ours, there's a little bit of angst in there, as far as, 'What's our team going to look like in the next couple days? Are we buyers? Are we sellers?' I'm sure that's in the room. Our situation's a little bit different -- it's been hanging over our head all year long. We haven't changed how we go about our business." -- Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella
"As soon as it was determined that [Duchene] did not want to be part of our rebuild, we shifted our focus to see what assets we could acquire in exchange for Matt that would help grow our pipeline of potential. We feel that both Vitaly and Jonathan, along with the first-round pick will help enhance the team's future and fit with our continuing effort to build a younger, faster and stronger roster." -- Senators general manager Pierre Dorion
