Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas on 32 Ideas: The Podcast – Driving a Flat Line as A lot as You Can episode, on Florida Panthers pending UFA ahead Sam Bennett, and the way different groups can be paying consideration.
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Bukauskas: “A part of the Saturday Headlines this previous week, you and Ron mentioned Sam Bennett. Negotiations have begun with the Florida Panthers. Wasn’t a lot to report on Saturday. Something additional to the file there?”
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Friedman: “Couple issues. I believe there are quite a lot of groups watching this one. The best way that this one type of ended up on my lap was simply in making, like all of us knew that after they received (Carter) Verhaeghe carried out, ultimately they have been going to show to Bennett and (Aaron) Ekblad. However the way in which this sort of ended up on my lap is, I believe there are groups on the market who’re making an attempt to find out what the chance of Sam Bennett hitting the market.
Like once more, we talked about Nashville, and I nonetheless can’t consider what’s happening there, however we talked about Nashville and the way they type of want that second-line heart and that’s one of many hardest positions in hockey to search out. Like a top-two heart or a stud D.
And you understand, Sam Bennett, he’s the type of man. I’m not speaking, I’m not saying that Nashville instructed me this. I don’t need anybody to suppose that. However, you understand, he, that like, that’s the type of participant for him to be accessible. They don’t get accessible too usually. And so I believe groups are type of taking a look at that and making an attempt to gage, like, what are the possibilities he’ll signal?
And I believe individuals know he needs to remain there. I believe that lots of people consider there’s a deal to be made there. I believe I believe gamers perceive now that the Panthers have positioned it as, if you wish to play right here, like, for those who have a look at the Verhaeghe deal, they gave him the good bonus construction. They gave him quite a lot of no-trade safety, however he needed to take a bit a decrease of a quantity than he might have gotten in the marketplace.
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In order that’s the template, proper? Like, we’ll provide you with some construction, we’ll provide you with some safety. You’re going to concede to us on the quantity. And the way in which lots of people have a look at it’s there’s no purpose that that may’t occur between Sam Bennett and the Florida Panthers.
However we’ve received a GM right here who’s an actual grinder in Invoice Zito. And we’ve received an agent right here in Darren Ferris who’s an actual grinder too. So you understand they’re gonna, there’s gonna be some battle to get there.
However you understand, I’ll say this, once more, these are the opinions of different individuals who I believe usually have extra info than I do. They don’t see why this may’t occur, however, however for those who bear in mind Sam Reinhart final 12 months, we have been all saying the identical factor, and it received carried out proper on the deadline for it to be an eight-year deal.
In order that’s, you all the time have a look at. the surest predictor of future conduct is previous conduct. And that was a case the place two sides actually grinded away at a deal, and it took them till absolutely the final second to get there. So we’ll see what occurs with this one.
But when Bennett hits the market, there’ll be quite a lot of curiosity.”
Bukauskas: “Yeah, that was as a result of the playoffs ended, like, three hours earlier than free company. That’s why.”
Friedman: “You already know what you’re proper about that Kyle, however nonetheless, like an agent and a workforce can all the time do it proper.”
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Bukauskas: “I do know,”
Friedman: “Like they, they, actually battled for that one.”
Bukauskas: “They usually received it carried out.”
