A day after revealing his relationship with Canadiens head coach Jacques Martin is shaky, the Montreal Gazette reports Andrei Kostitsyn could find himself wearing a different jersey by the start of the season.
Kostitsyn told Belarusian reporter Alexander Yankovich, via the website Goals.by, "My relationship with the coach is not too good."

"It wasn't me who started to play badly," Kostitsyn added. "It's just that I was being put into (the) third and fourth line. I've tried talking to (Martin) more than once. But he doesn't care."
The addition of left wing Erik Cole and the emergence of Max Pacioretty is expected to push Kostitsyn out of the top-six to start the season.

According to the Gazette, the Phoenix Coyotes, Nashville Predators, Colorado Avalanche and New York Islanders could be possible suitors for the 26-year-old, who is set to make $3.25 million in 2011-12.

While a trade is not imminent, the Habs are still believed to be in the market for a top-four defenseman and Kostitsyn could be packaged in a deal, should the opportunity present itself.
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Wonder what they can get for him