Will Extra Groups Use the Media to Negotiate Offers with High Gamers?
Elliotte Friedman was on Sirius XM NHL Community Radio Morning Skate with Scott Laughlin and Gord Stellick for his common Wednesday look. He was requested if, given the way in which issues performed out with Jeremy Swayman and now Igor Shesterkin, extra groups may begin negotiating via the media like they did years in the past.
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Gord Stellick: “So Friedge the way in which Carter Verheaghe, his contract bought introduced final evening is the way in which we’re used to, sort of quiet, and the workforce comes up with an announcement. So initially, we have now Jeremy Swayman state of affairs, now Shesterkin all in a pair weeks.
Now, are we getting again to the old school fashion about bringing it to the media, which we’d welcome? It’s been useless for many years. However what have you ever made about these getting, whether or not it’s leaked out or very public and tactically, how that’s labored or doesn’t work?”
Elliotte Friedman: “Properly, I might say this, Gordo, as a media member, I don’t have an issue with issues getting out publicly. It’s sort of robust for me to argue in any other case. I perceive why individuals don’t prefer it, who’re instantly concerned in it. I do respect that, however I as a media member, I don’t thoughts.
Look the Boston one, the Cam Neely one, Gordy, that was strategic. They put out, they trotted out Neely that day with, with Don Sweeney and Charlie Jacobs and Jim Montgomery. The Bruins had a plan that day, and Cam Neely had a plan that day, and on one degree, it labored like he compelled Jeremy Swayman to decide.
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This one yesterday is a little bit bit completely different. Initially, it was a report, and it was an excellent report by Kevin. Like every reporter wish to be front-facing on that one. So, it’s an excellent day for him. I might say that one appeared to be a bit extra damaging, for lack of a greater time period.
I might suppose that you recognize the truth that it like, the factor about Neely is whether or not you prefer it or hate it. He bought proper on the market himself, put himself in entrance of the microphones and put a face and a reputation to it. One of many challenges I see on this second is, you recognize, Shesterkin might be irritated. The individuals round him are in all probability irritated.
And I believe that, I believe there’s a state of affairs the place, as a result of there’s no face to it. It sort of will get out. You possibly can see how that sort of simply, you recognize, throws a little bit of a wrench into the entire thing. And, you recognize, the man whose tweet I checked out final evening was the man who’s in all probability probably the most related to the Rangers is Larry Brooks.
And when he’s saying he doesn’t perceive what the Rangers motivations could be to do this type of saying that he doesn’t suppose it was essentially theirs. I simply suppose when he’s writing that it’s like Gordie, he is aware of that this isn’t an excellent factor, and in order we noticed with Swayman everyone can settle down after a few days and loosen up and discover a solution to work all of it out.
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We’ll see what occurs right here. However within the second, these issues, as you recognize, Gordie, out of your days within the entrance workplace, they’re not nicely acquired.”
Stellick: “Proper?”
