SPECTOR’S NOTE: Staple isn’t saying the Isles will revisit the potential Parise trade but they have the cap wiggle room to do so if they wanted to. Acquiring Parise would mean taking on the remaining five years (at $7.54 million annually) of his contract. However, the recent retirement of Johnny Boychuk freed up his $6 million annual average value, making it possible to swing that trade now. Staple said there’s no indication the Isles were looking at renewing their trade-deadline interest in Parise. Among them was perhaps revisiting their interest in Minnesota Wild winger Zach Parise. THE ATHLETIC: Arthur Staple recently examined the New York Islanders’ options for replacing departed center Derick Brassard. However, the flattened salary cap for 2021-22 means that the market could be limited. If the Jackets decide to move Dubois it could be during the offseason when interested teams would have more cap space. The Bruins lack sufficient assets in available roster players or young assets to land Dubois. They could seek a package of picks and prospects for Dubois that they could flip to another club for a first- or second-line center (assuming Max Domi could slide into the first-line spot), but that sounds easier said than done right now. I don’t see the Jackets trading away Dubois without getting a scoring forward (preferably a center) in return. They were among the NHL’s lowest-scoring clubs last season with depth at center a nagging issue. If the Jackets were to shop the young center they’ll likely want a center of at least equal value in return. SPECTOR’S NOTE: There’s no indication the Blue Jackets are looking into moving Dubois but I daresay he’ll be a hot topic in the early-season rumor mill. Murphy feels Dubois, who can play center or wing, would provide the Bruins with much-needed secondary scoring and would become a successor to aging second-line center David Krejci. There are no details as to what the Jackets’ asking price would be. The source told Murphy the Bruins interest was merely exploratory at this point. Are the Boston Bruins interested in Columbus Blue Jackets center Pierre-Luc Dubois? (NHL Images)