No angst in relation to RFA defenseman Thomas Harley and the Dallas Stars
Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas on 32 Ideas: The Podcast – Sid’s Coming Again episode, on RFAs Dawson Mercer and Thomas Harley.
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Okay. Dawson Mercer, New Jersey once more with Dawson Mercer. I’ve mentioned earlier than, and I’ll keep it up. I simply don’t assume there’s house for the devils to do long-term, so I believe that’s going to be a bridge.
I’ve additionally mentioned the identical factor about Thomas Harley. It was attention-grabbing, I did have a few individuals who mentioned to me they assume there might be an try and go long-term there, however I simply don’t understand how Dallas could make that work, essentially.
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I imply all people, however that doesn’t imply it might’t occur. There additionally doesn’t appear to be as a lot angst about Harley’s deal as there was about a few of the different ones. One of many causes is that Jim Neil tends to be a reasonably calm man usually, however there simply doesn’t seem like the angst round Harley as a few of the different contracts,
Phil Kessel nonetheless desires to play within the NHL
Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas on 32 Ideas: The Podcast – Sid’s Coming Again episode, on free agent ahead Phil Kessel nonetheless eager to play and hoping to get the curiosity from some NHL workforce.
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Bukauskas: “Phil Kessel, Elliotte, he has not performed a Nationwide Hockey League recreation since 4 video games through the Golden Knights’ run to the Stanley Cup in 2023. However you appear to assume he’s not performed making an attempt to land someplace to proceed his profession.
Friedman: “He desires to play. I’ve heard this. So Paul Bissonnette had a tweet week about how come Phil Kessel can’t get a job, and I used to be taking a look at it, and since I had heard and I used to be going to test that Kessel was calling groups and actually needed to play, and that appears to substantiate it. After which I heard it from a few folks, he’s legit about it.
Like that, three-on-three league that was supposed to begin up however didn’t, I heard Kessel was one of many guys, they have been actually speaking to about taking part in there.
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he desires to play he loves hockey and he desires to play. I don’t know if that is going to occur, nevertheless it’s very, very official that he has put it on the market that he desires to play.
