Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on the Jeff Marek Present speaking in regards to the Los Angeles Kings clearing some wage cap house by buying and selling Pierre-Luc Dubois and the way a lot of Quinton Byfield being in line for an enormous contract extension performed a component in it.
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Marek: “Does LA want a goalie? Sure. Did issues work out in your one with Dubois and Los Angeles Kings? No. So it really works from that viewpoint. However I take a look at this one Elliotte and I say, this one’s all about Quinton Byfield and opening up each cap house and opening up a spot for Quinton Byfield to go.
Now, we don’t know whether or not Wasserman who’s the brokers right here, is on the lookout for a bridge deal for Byfield or they need to hit the house run proper out of the gate that I don’t know. However my first thought on it’s, this deal is all about making room for Byfield, each financially and on the ice. Agree or disagree?”
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Friedman: “I’d say, I don’t suppose you’re mistaken, however I’d say is second. I feel that, I, I had an opportunity to hearken to Rob Blake yesterday after I bought to Edmonton, and I assumed it was actually attention-grabbing how he, like Rob Blake took a bit of 1 for Dubois yesterday. Like he mentioned that we had, we had issues integrating him.
And, however he additionally didn’t, didn’t actually blame Dubois as a lot as he form of blamed himself or the scenario. I assumed that was actually attention-grabbing. As a result of to me, the primary factor, that is an admission, was that they couldn’t come again with him. That it wasn’t going to work.
That they, so sure, I, clearly, you understand, Byfield took an enormous step final 12 months. I feel all people is de facto assured about the place he’s going. However I’d say that was second behind Blake making an admission that they needed to transfer on from Dubois and that he wasn’t going to work in LA.
And you understand, like I had a bunch of individuals ask me like, what’s, why is Washington doing this? You realize, the Capitals. you understand, somebody identified to me, if you happen to take a look at the Capitals, take a look at all of the first-rounders they’ve on their roster who didn’t work out?
Like um,you understand, (T.J) Oshie was a bit extra of an achieved participant. However you understand, St. Louis was down on him.”
Marek: “Dylan Strome.”
Friedman: “Strome. Was (Sonny) Milano a first-rounder? I can’t keep in mind.”
Marek: “Who.”
Friedman: “Sonny Milano.”
Marek: “He was a first-rounder.”
Friedman: “Yeah, in order that they have, yeah, they’ve, they’ve a bunch of men on their roster, who have been first-rounders who didn’t work out the best way, exercise the best way they wished to elsewhere. However they arrive to Washington, they discovered houses.
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And I feel that’s one of many, as you mentioned, I noticed your tweet yesterday about massive guys, sure, that’s undoubtedly true. However I feel that Washington additionally appears at how they, how first-rounders discovered a house there on their second or third tries. This can be a much bigger problem. I feel that’s one of many causes Washington wished to do, or was prepared to do that deal.”
