Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Jeff Marek on the 32 Ideas: The Podcast – Loser Pondering episode on Vancouver Canucks pending UFA ahead Elias Lindholm.
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Marek: “What about Elias Lindholm?”
Friedman: “I, so, bear in mind a few weeks in the past on the pod, I feel it was truly through the playoffs, we stated that, we talked about how the recruiting efforts from the Canucks gamers had been fairly intense. You bought to remain. You bought to remain. You bought to discover a technique to keep. I nonetheless assume that that’s happening.
I, that is my guess, okay. I feel the Canucks are keen to go within the seven occasions seven vary. I’m simply unsure it’s gonna get it completed.”
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Marek: “Wow.”
Friedman: “I feel the Canucks, I feel the Canucks need this participant.”
Marek: “That’s a giant quantity man.”
Friedman: “Yeah. Now I used to be having an argument with somebody. Somebody stated to me, somebody stated to me that, ‘why would you do this? You’ve acquired Pettersen at $11.6 (million). You’ve acquired Miller $8 (million). Why would you go to Lindholm at $7 (million)? Do you want your third-line heart making $7 million?
And you already know what I stated to them, Jeff? I referred to as it ‘loser pondering.’”
Marek: “Oh jeez, what’s with you and loser pondering? Something you disagree along with his loser pondering. Bear in mind once we’re speculated to say oh that’s not Stanley Cup habits. Oh, that’s not a Stanley Cup behavior, Elliotte. Oh, you gotta clear it up, it’s not a Stanley cup, what’s with loser pondering?”
All the pieces I disagree along with his loser pondering …”
Friedman: “Since you set a file for loser pondering originally of this podcast.”
Marek: “Defending property is what I used to be doing.”
Friedman: “To start with you pay for good gamers. And secondly, secondly, you pay for positions generally too. And he’s a middle.
However the different factor is, I see these three guys as versatile gamers. You may transfer them round. You may play Pettersson, Miller, Lindholm all down the center, however you possibly can transfer them to the wing. You may transfer them round.
Look how good Vancouver appeared with these three guys of their lineup. If I’ve to stretch my {dollars} a bit bit to maintain these three guys in my lineup, I’ll do it after which I’ll determine what I’ve to do to make all of it work.
However I, that is my guess, I feel Vancouver is keen to enter that vary. I’m simply unsure it will get it completed. I don’t wish to converse for Lindholm however I heard as powerful because it began in Vancouver, I heard he actually appreciated it there.”
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Marek: “Now, and he performed nice and it appeared like he loved it there and so they loved having him. And I’m with you on the pliability. I imply you possibly can combine and match and transfer these guys round. The cement hasn’t hardened round them in positions with the Vancouver Canucks.”
