Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas on the 32 Ideas: The Podcast – Maintain Outs, Decide Ins, and Potential Trades episode, on the Edmonton Oilers curiosity in John Gibson and Ryan Donato. Does Gibson make sense of the Oilers, and does Gibson actually wish to go there?
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Bukauskas: “All proper, John Gibson in Anaheim, who, I imply, it’s been years the place he’s been out and in of the rumor mill, close to trades. Some information about him.
Friedman: “Yeah, so I’ve been sort of wanting into Gibson just a little bit on and off. We’ve talked about him on the podcast. And likewise, you attempt to have an concept of what you realize among the Canadian groups are taking a look at.
Since we’re at Hockey night time in Canada, we talked about Ryan Donato on Saturday night time. I feel the Oilers have been one of many groups taking a look at Donato, who’s a really manageable wage this yr, $2 million AAV. Up on the finish of the season. Scored his nineteenth objective the opposite night time. I feel there’s going to be a variety of curiosity in Donato. And, you realize, the Blackhawks will simply have to determine what they wish to do right here.
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However you realize, once I talked about Edmonton and Donato on Saturday night time, you realize, somebody stated to me, you realize, have you ever achieved any analysis on Gibson and Edmonton? And, you realize, one of many issues I’d heard throughout the season was that Gibson’s preferences have been Edmonton and Carolina. I imply, Carolina has, as we’ve talked about, that dance with Gibson has been on and off. They’re like two children on the promenade eyeing one another from the other aspect of the room, they usually don’t ever get collectively to bop thrice in a row. They simply haven’t been in a position to make the deal.
You realize, the Edmonton factor is, is basically fascinating, as a result of I don’t know the place it got here from final week, I didn’t see it, however somebody advised me there was some speak concerning the Oilers and and Gibson. And the one factor I sort of heard is that, you realize, Gibson desires a state of affairs the place he’s going to be just like the the primary, and it’s, it’s kind of going to be his job. He desires to be the man. And, you realize, so I don’t know if a Gibson-Skinner duo goes to work for him.
And in order that’s one of many issues that as a result of proper now, it’s kind of Gibson-Dostal they usually’re a combo. And that Dostal child, I imply he’s a hell of a goalie. He, that child goes to be a stud, and Anaheim’s bought a fantastic one there.
I feel Gibson desires the possibility to go on a run and show he might be the man on a prime crew. So if it’s the Gibson Skinner combo, I’m unsure that that’s going to enchantment to him.
Bukauskas: “However I assume the tough half is Elliotte like, for those who’re going if you wish to go to a crew that has an opportunity to win now, properly, normally groups which have an opportunity to win now are as a result of in some form or kind, they’ve bought good goaltending. So and completely not taking something away from John’s resume, as a result of, I imply, he’s confirmed he is usually a excellent goaltender too. However, I imply, I don’t know if, as I get to the purpose the place he says, All proper, I’ll roll the cube and financial institution …
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Friedman: “That’s what I might do.”
Bukauskas: “… an opportunity to get a possibility and never give the ball again once I do.”
Friedman: “That, that’s what I might do. I wish to guess on myself. Doesn’t at all times work I might say Kyle, however I do wish to guess on myself.”
Bukauskas: “It did on Sunday.”
Friedman: “Sure, sure, it did.
However you realize, it’s my job, what I attempt to do on the pod right here is just not solely give my very own opinion however attempt to clarify what I feel is going on or what individuals are pondering. And you realize, I’ll simply say that one of many issues I heard was that, you realize, Gibson, Edmonton, I don’t know whether it is nonetheless as doubtless as I assumed it may need been early within the season for that purpose. We’ll see the way it all goes. However I heard that might probably be an element like this.
I at all times warn folks, and it’s actually true. Simply because one thing is true in the present day, particularly within the commerce market, doesn’t imply it’s going to be true tomorrow.
You realize, I at all times keep in mind two years in the past, Tyler Bertuzzi was not accessible, after which he was as a result of Detroit fell out of the playoff race with these two losses to Ottawa, and he ended up in Boston.
So, you realize, that’s, that’s sort of the best way it goes. And also you at all times must be on prime of the wave, and the wave ebbs and it flows. And the ebb I had heard was early within the season, I had heard that, that Gibson was a risk for Edmonton. You realize, then I heard perhaps much less so if it wasn’t because the clear-cut primary.
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Bukauskas: “It could be a complete game-changer, if any, any contender made the deal for him between now and the, the deadline. It could actually be one thing. I feel there’s, there’s a variety of motivation there. If he will get his contemporary begin right here, sometime.”
Friedman: “I might simply make the leap. If I used to be him, I might make the leap. Simply go there and simply go there and win the job. That’s what I might do.
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