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Pierre Dorion has been working the phones as the Ottawa Senators prepare to open the regular season against the Washington Capitals on Thursday.

He’s been all talk and no action, though, which means what you see is what you will get.

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Like every other team, the Senators had to submit their roster to start the season into the National Hockey League’s central registry by Tuesday at 5 p.m., and, even though their general manager tried to make a deal for a forward, Dorion couldn’t get anything done.

“I’ve had a very active past few days,” Dorion told TSN 1200 Tuesday morning. “If we do anything, it will be at forward. On defence, we’ve got more than enough.”

The Senators have been aggressive in their pursuit of Colorado Avalanche centre Matt Duchene, but that’s not the type of deal they’re studying now because the two sides aren’t close.

Though Dorion also studied the NHL waiver wire with assistant GM Randy Lee, the pro scouting staff and head coach Guy Boucher, nobody of interest to the Senators surfaced, which means 19-year-old centre Logan Brown and 18-year-old winger Alex Formenton will start the season here.