Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on the Jeff Marek Present on if groups like Chicago Blackhawks and San Jose Sharks might take a look at pending UFA ahead Jake Guentzel.
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Friedman: “He requested me for like a enjoyable July 1st (inaudible). So I stated okay, and also you need to hear what I picked?”
Marek: “Certain.”
Friedman: “Effectively, to start with, it’s best to have been listening. Secondly …”
Marek: “I used to be, I used to be doing my Vancouver hit at that time. Thanks very a lot.”
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Friedman: “Anyway, why would you even hassle? However my shock July 1st choose is Jake Guentzel, Chicago.”
Marek: “Ohhhhh.”
Friedman: “That’s what I’m going. He needed one thing off the board. In order that was my off the board choose.”
Marek: “Okay, let me throw one other one at you then.
Friedman: “Okay.
Marek: “And I’m going to stay with Jake Guentzel. And belief me I’m going someplace with this one. Jake Guentzek, San Jose.
And right here’s why. Right here’s why. Macklin Celebrini, Will Smith. Now I’m certain the dialog about Will Smith popping out concerned in a dialog about the place’s he going to be enjoying? And if he’s popping out, he’s going to play within the NHL. Macklin Celebrini goes into the NHL. One he can play within the NHL and two, Bay Space man the entire story, they want him there to promote some tickets.
Friedman: “Yeah, yeah.
Marek: “The difficulty with Mike Grier now could be, and boy, wouldn’t they like to have Timo Meier again proper now. Wouldn’t they like to have Tomas Hertl again proper now. Now that they’ve abruptly been gifted, you understand, two facilities which can be gonna be up the intestine for them for the subsequent 10 years. They’re gonna want gamers to encompass these guys with
Like, they’re gonna want, like this can be a massive job right here from Mike Grier. You simply can’t let these two minnows flounder beginning, beginning subsequent season. So now the job, is how do you, and Chicago went via this too, they usually introduced in Taylor Corridor and Nick Foligno, and many others.
How do you insulate these two with some veteran gamers? Once more, while you take a look at the character of rebuilds and the way you do it, be actually cautious with who you eliminate since you would possibly get some star gamers right here and San Jose has bought that proper now and they should fill it with man, with veterans and guys and know the best way to play.
Subsequently, if I’m taking Jake Guentzel someplace or any excessive stage winger or I’m going to San Jose.”
Friedman: “So that you’re on, we’re on the identical wavelength right here.
Marek: “Yeah.”
Friedman: “It’s, our picks aren’t totally different except for location.
I take a look at it this manner. Jake Guentzel is a, he’s a Midwest man. Chicago is a Midwest location. Additionally, they do have to get gamers to play with (Connor) Bedard. Identical causes you simply defined there. And I don’t konw, it’s simply, it doesn’t appear insane to me and I don’t know if Chicago will look into, quote, unquote, speed up the method as a lot as they notice they’ve to maneuver issues ahead they usually have to start surrounding Bedard with some gamers that can permit him to showcase much more.
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So our rationales are related we’re simply selecting totally different areas and I’m going with Chicago as a result of the proximity to the place Guentzel is from.”
