Why the Mason McTavish-to-Ottawa Chatter Won’t Go Away

The rumor mill around Mason McTavish keeps spinning because this is the kind of name that instantly gets half the league leaning on the counter. Ottawa keeps coming up for a reason, and when a player profile and a team need line up, the speculation tends to survive longer than the polite denials. These conversations usually mean somebody is testing the market, somebody else is listening, or both sides are pretending not to notice the noise.