Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Jeff Marek on the 32 Ideas: The Podcast – Aaron Sorkin Couldn’t Have Written a Higher Ending episode on the Colorado Avalanche’s Gabriel Landeskog, Valeri Nichushkin and Jonathan Drouin.
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Marek: “All proper. You talked about the Colorado press convention. Need to get your ideas on this one. Gabriel Landeskog, Chris McFarlane, as nicely commenting on Landeskogs future. Landeskog stated he’s not retiring. I do know that was a query as quickly as we noticed the announcement that there was going to be a press convention, and it’s type of the primary place your mind goes typically. And talked abouit the challenges in his rehab and attempting to return again.
Additionally, some attention-grabbing feedback concerning the future, if there may be one, for Valeri Nichushkin and the Avalanche, Elliotte.”
Friedman: “Yeah, so that they obtained the Landeskog factor out instantly and I’m glad to listen to he’s nonetheless gonna strive. I feel the group is loyal to him and clearly, he’s loyal to them. And in an ideal world, he’ll come again.
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You already know, every thing I’ve heard about this harm is that persons are impressed he’s even tried this lengthy. You already know, it’s a fairly critical harm. It’s a fairly powerful surgical procedure to get well from.
And you recognize, there are lots of people on this league who couldn’t, who play harm Jeff, however at the least they’ll get within the lineup to play harm. Like I bear in mind with Shea Weber in Montreal, what number of Habs gamers have been like, I can not consider what this man goes by to even play. However he was taking part in.
And, however there are, I feel there are a variety of gamers and to not say that they’re weak or something as a result of I don’t assume they’re, however they might have given up lengthy earlier than Landeskog has. And I simply respect that about him that he needs to proceed to strive. It simply reveals you the way these gamers, they only love hockey. And so I’m joyful that he’s at the least persevering with to strive as a result of that’s clearly what he needs to do.
You already know, Nichushkin they stated it’s very believable he’s again. He confirmed what we’d reported, which is that there’s no grounds to terminate him proper now.
You already know, the one factor that somebody stated to me about this example is, is that it’s fluid. As a result of, you recognize, if you’re in this system at this stage, it’s important to be sure to keep on a correct path. Somebody from one other crew informed me that that’s one of many issues that turns into crucial proper now, is that the participant has to remain on the trail or else that may change.
However I feel it’s fairly clear right here that the Avalanche are it from the 2 methods it’s important to have a look at it. There’s the, there’s the frustration of he couldn’t play, however there’s the individual. And, you recognize, clearly, they need, they need the individual to do nicely, however they need to know, clearly, they need the individual to do nicely that’s a very powerful factor. And however in addition they need to know from the enterprise and hockey standpoint, is he going to be reliable? And we’re simply not going to have that reply within the brief time period.
So I feel one of many greatest issues that the Avalanche should resolve is, you recognize, how are they going to strategy the summer season? And that’s do they go over the cap in the summertime? Do they, and do they take care of the overages within the season subsequent yr?
Like do you simply wait to see, can Landeskog play originally of the yr? You already know you don’t should. You already know Nichushkin is out of the lineup till November. So that you simply say, okay, we’ll do what we have to do and we’ll take care of something we now have to take care of when it comes to the wage cap, when Nichuskin is obtainable, when Landeskog is obtainable, or can we plan for the summer season as if we’re going to have them each and we now have to watch out.
And you recognize, I feel that’s type of what they should resolve. You already know, they’ve some contracts they should get executed. And we talked about Rantenan.
You already know, the (Jonathan) Drouin factor is basically attention-grabbing to me, as a result of I feel there’s an actual sense there’s a deal to be made there. Simply because he’s in a scenario the place he’s joyful. However it’s important to sit down. You must work out what everyone needs, and it’s important to work from there.
However I do know, like one in all my buddies was an Avalanche fan, you recognize, he got here out of that, he watched that media convention and he’s like, I don’t assume they’re gonna have the ability to afford Drouin to remain. And my response to that’s, I simply assume that Jonathan Drouin has to understand how good this was. The Avalanche should understand how good this was. And I actually consider that there’s obtained to be a path there. And I do consider there’s a path there. So long as either side can work collectively.”
Marek: “I imply, he has to know, Drouin does, how many individuals most notably, Nathan MacKinnon, caught their neck out to provide him this opportunity. Now, he made probably the most of it. Full marks for that as nicely. However I imply, rewind to final summer season, there wasn’t an entire lot of individuals screaming about, you could signal Jonathan Drouin. Like Colorado believed in him, gave them this opportunity. Once more, he made probably the most of it, however this was Colorado, actually given this man one other alternative, and a few would say possibly his final alternative.”
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Friedman: “I agree, Jeff, and I’m glad it labored out so nicely.”
Marek: “Yeah. You and me each.”
