A couple of things in LeBrun’s story this morning. He says that if Meier goes to the Devils, an extension will almost certainly be required, but the Canes aren’t necessarily concerned with that, they’re more “open-minded” about not having an extension immediately. He also says that the Canes have told everyone that Nikishin is not available. He also says to keep an eye on Nashville. They‘re 5 points behind Minnesota for the last wild card spot with 2 games in hand. But if they fall farther behind, they’re going to start dealing. He specifically mentioned Ekholm, Duchene, Johansen, Granlund and Neiderreiter, all of whom have term left. But they’re not cheap; at $4 million, Nino has the lowest cap hit. Johansen and Duchene are both at $8 million, Granlund is at $5 million and Ekholm is at $6.25 million,