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Report: Sens unlikely to buy out Greening, could be included in goalie trade

Colin Greening

The Ottawa Senators know they need to move Colin Greening -- they just aren’t sure how to do it.

Greening, who fell out of the team’s plans shortly after signing a three-year, $7.95 million extension in 2013, is unlikely to be bought out of his remaining two years and $5.95M, according to Ottawa Sun sources.

Which means a trade could be the club’s lone way out.

In that light, the Sun also reports that GM Bryan Murray has received “mild interest” from a couple of teams about Greening, a big-bodied winger that was a nice producer for Ottawa during the lockout-shortened ’13 campaign, scoring 19 points in 47 games during the regular season, then three goals and four points in 10 playoff games.

Since that run, though, Greening has been an afterthought in the Canadian capital. He made just 26 appearances last year and spent time with AHL Binghamton.

Per the Sun, the former Cornell standout could end up being packaged when Murray trades either Robin Lehner or Craig Anderson. The Sens have reportedly fielded calls from five or six teams already on their goalies, but it’s possible the club will have to retain some of Greening’s salary in order to work him into a deal.