Inside versus exterior offseason for the Montreal Canadiens
TSN: Montreal Canadiens GM Kent Hughes when requested about remaining calm and never making many exterior strikes this offseason.
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Laura Diakun: “I do know you’ve had a profitable offseason. , most of it with, inside proper? It’s the contract extensions that you just spoke about. It’s the draft. Not likely free company. Not likely making trades.
Has it been troublesome to sort of hold to that path the place you don’t wish to promote the farm for the longer term, you wish to sort of have this confidence within the guys that you’ve got within the system already?
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Hughes: “Yeah. I imply, that’s the problem that we’re going to confront as we transfer to this subsequent part of what we’re making an attempt to construct in Montreal. Is that we may make strikes that may make us a greater group tomorrow, however we must be fearful in regards to the day after and the day after as properly. And the way will we proceed to maneuver the ship ahead with out blocking these younger gamers that we’re drafting and hoping are going to be a giant a part of what we’re once we’re able to compete for Stanley Cups.”
Uncertainty stays for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Jani Hakanpaa
TSN: Chris Johnston on Jani Hakanpaa and his future with the Toronto Maple Leafs, if there may be one.
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Mark Masters: “So the core 4 forwards stay in Toronto going into this subsequent season, however there was a big personnel shake-up on the blue line for the Leafs.
Chris Tanev is available in, Oliver Ekman-Larsson is available in, and we thought Jani Hakanpaa was coming in. Actually, Treliving talked about him by identify on July 1st, however we haven’t seen a contract registered. What’s occurring?”
Johnston: “Nicely, they’re nonetheless working by way of his well being scenario. Jani Hakanpaa completed final season with a big knee damage. Clearly, on this time since, you realize, he and the Leafs have interaction in discussions a few contract.
There’s been an opportunity to get a have a look at some medical info. He feels as if he can play. And I feel the leafs and their medical doctors, in all probability extra importantly than a entrance workplace, need to be comfy that that’s certainly the case. That health-wise, it is sensible to do that.
And so Brad Treliving was requested about it particularly after this ceremony, and he stated, ‘Look, this isn’t the day to speak about it, however he hopes will probably be some readability quickly.’
- Terry Koshan: Treliving on Hakanpaa: “Working by way of that. At this time we’re coping with this, however we’ll get to that hopefully sooner moderately than later.”
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And so, I feel actually, that’s the place it stands is either side are attempting to get comfy with the well being scenario. Can the Leafs transfer ahead, and signal that contract? And we simply need to see the place that finally ends up.”
