Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Jeff Marek on the 32 Ideas: The Podcast – They Actually Did It episode on the New Jersey Devils want so as to add some veterans to their blue line, and Dawson Mercer hypothesis within the Jacob Markstrom commerce talks.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Marek: “I informed spoke to Tom Fitzgerald on the, on the radio present a few days in the past and requested him about (Jacob) Markstrom clearly and the character of the New Jersey Devils blue line. Attempting to make the purpose that you recognize, having a goaltender is barely a part of it right here. You continue to have to do one thing with the blue line and he stated like ‘yeah, we nonetheless want, we nonetheless want veteran guys again there.’
And you recognize, you recognize, the a number of the accidents to the again finish Dougie Hamilton, Jonas Siegenthaler, that opened the door for Simon Nemec, and so on. However he stated like, look, we nonetheless have to have extra expertise again there.
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So I don’t assume that is, I don’t assume the New Jersey Devils are closed for enterprise in any respect, Elliotte. I nonetheless assume that they’re, I nonetheless assume they’re on the market trying. I feel lots of people …”
Friedman: “I believe they’re one of many groups in on (Brett) Pesce.”
Marek: “Wouldn’t shock me in any respect. I feel lots of people to your earlier level concerning the deal, appears a bit of bit gentle.
I assumed Flames followers have been enthusiastic about an Alexander Holtz or perhaps a Dawson Mercer, most of these gamers.”
Friedman: “I heard the Mercer rumors and I stated, wish to me if Mercer’s in that deal, if you happen to’re Calgary, you run to the fax machine and get that finished.”
Marek: “Fax machine?”
Friedman: “Don’t go …”
Marek: “What yr is that this?”
Friedman: “Don’t go go, don’t gather $200, you run, you run to the to no matter it’s important to do to face it and also you signal it.
You understand, however I to me, who is aware of. Like I requested and other people stated Mercer was by no means in it and or perhaps they requested about it, however prefer it wasn’t, he wasn’t within the deal. Prefer it, to me, it was simply if New Jersey was eager to commerce Dawson Mercer for Jacob Markstrom, if you happen to’re Calgary, you, you, you don’t let Fitzgerald off the cellphone. Like that one at all times appeared bizarre to me.
You understand, I ponder is it …”
Marek: “Until it was a part of an even bigger deal. That’s what I at all times come again to. Like I ponder about, going again to final yr, like if Noah Hanifin was a part of one thing, then we’re getting greater names. That’s ..”
Friedman: “Yeah, okay. Okay. Yeah, I don’t assume it’s like a one-for-one like that, is what I used to be, that’s a good level. However wish to me, I’d marvel if Calgary thought increased of Bahl than Holtz. We don’t know the reply to that however …”
Marek: “For what they want, huge defenseman that may defend.”
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Friedman: “It’s not unattainable to me. I don’t know. I would like folks to, I need to stress that, I don’t find out about many issues. I don’t find out about this, however it’s not unattainable to me hat Calgary thought increased of Bahl than Holtz.”
Some rumours swirling round Brett Pesce doubtlessly signing with NJ in free company… two-way top-four righty who defends the frenzy nicely, kills penalties, and shuts down passing lanes. #NJDevils pic.twitter.com/ve8ppWPUow
— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) June 24, 2024
