Brad Stuart’s name has been popping up in a lot of trade scenarios with the trade deadline a month away. Here’s what he had to say about it …

“I went through it last year. Any time you’re an unrestricted free-agent-to-be, your name is going to pop up no matter your situation. I don’t really worry about it too much at this point. Whatever is going to happen is going to happen.

“I like it here. It’s a great place to play. It’s tough when you don’t win. That can make any situation miserable. But I don’t think it’s been miserable. It’s just been a tough year. This is a great organization with fans that are looking for a winning team to really get behind. We just haven’t been able to do that this year. But I like it here.

“Any time you get a chance to go to a good team and have a chance to win, that’s good. You see it every year. I haven’t really thought about that. I’m just kind of focused on what we need to do here to gather some wins. Anything else is out of my hands.”