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Sportsnet is reporting that Lucic says any information that he’s come to a deal is “bullshit.”

My take

Hmmm. Stock and Principe have their sources. I talked to Stock, as a rumour had spread his account had been hacked. He confirmed it had not and that this is what a source had told him.

So a whole lot of smoke here, but no official fire. I’ll believe these signings have come to pass when I see both players in Oilers sweaters.

Lucic is meeting still meeting with other teams, so why do that if he’s settled on Edmonton? And, of course, no free agent can sign a contract until July 1.

In his 2014 piece on this “interview period” where free agents can meet with teams,Sportsnet’sMark Spector reported the following: “Teams, agents and players are not supposed to hammer out the specifics of a contract during the six-day period …. But they can go down every other road, like getting a feel for whether or not one side is talking two-year deal and the other is talking six years. With as much money at stake as there is on July 1, is it hard not to agree that the ‘interview period’ is a far more civilized way of doing business.”

Obviously this information from Stock is far from official confirmation of any deals, so we’ll see how this all plays out.

Stock has covered the Oilers in the past and has deep connections in the Edmonton sports world. He worked at the Journal for several decades and is now a freelance writer.

Lucic and Demers are visiting today in Edmonton with Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli. The three went on a tour of Edmonton’s new arena.