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Unless there is a change of heart, Mark Stone’s days with the Ottawa Senators appear to be numbered and he may have suited up for his final game with the organization.

As the Senators prepare to face the New Jersey Devils Thursday night at the Prudential Center, sources say the club’s alternate captain will likely be a healthy scratch unless the two sides are able to come to an agreement on a new deal before the puck is dropped at 7 p.m.

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Anything can change in a New York minute, but there’s not a lot of optimism regarding Stone’s future in Ottawa. If he’s indeed scratched, and it certainly looks like that will be the case, it means the 26-year-old Stone will join top centre Matt Duchene on the sidelines in Newark and it appears both will now be dealt before the NHL trade deadline Monday at 3 p.m. EST.

It’s believed owner Eugene Melnyk and general manager Pierre Dorion wanted an agreement in place with Stone’s camp by Thursday evening and they don’t want to take any risk he’s going to get hurt if he’s to be moved before the deadline.