Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on the Jeff Marek Present on the newest on Carolina Hurricanes RFA ahead Martin Necas, who’s within the commerce rumor mill.
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Marek: “When you had been boring folks on NHL Community radio with Scotty and Bruce, I used to be on with Halford and Braugh as I discussed. And one of many names we had been speaking about is Martin Necas and that’s the title that, hear goes again to the proposed authentic deal when Elias Pettersson was going by his contract saga with the, with the Vancouver Canucks.
And since then, like different groups names have emerged as effectively. Is there a modern with Martin Necas?
Personally, I do marvel in regards to the Boston Bruins. Like I’m wondering a number of issues with the Bruins. I’m wondering about Ullmark and the place he’s gonna find yourself and I do marvel about Martin Necas enjoying with, or on the identical crew as David Pastrnak. Is there a modern with Martin Necas?”
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Friedman: “I simply assume that, look, I feel there’s a ton of crew calling the Hurricanes. I feel, I imagine that they’re gauging what the market is.
And so they’re attempting to, and like, the one factor somebody stated to me, one of many groups stated to me, is that the Hurricanes appear to have a plan to what they need to do and what they need for him. And, however they’re like, it feels like they’re extra focusing on groups than groups which are calling them that, and Carolina is saying, we’re unsure there’s a match or we don’t know that you’ve got what you need, we wish.
Like Carolina appears fairly snug about doing this at their very own tempo. And the opposite factor too is simply because they don’t have a GM as we do that name, doesn’t imply they will’t make this deal. As we’ve mentioned on the pod, whoever will get employed for this place goes to be a facilitator and an data gatherer. They don’t seem to be going to have the say.
So if this deal occurs, if they’ve a deal that they like, earlier than, if they’ve a deal that they like earlier than the brand new GM is employed, they’re not going to be afraid of doing it.
And you understand, the value is excessive. That’s what I’ve been advised. And so they’re being very specific about who they appear to essentially need to enter into any superior conversations with. I feel that’s, that’s it. Like among the groups which have been reported, and I feel these are all groups which have curiosity.”
Marek: “Yeah.”
Friedman: “I’m simply unsure that they’ve what Carolina desires. I’m unsure Vancouver has what Carolina desires. I’m unsure Montreal has what Carolina desires. I, I feel Carolina is being specific about what they need. And in the event you’re not, in the event you’re type of not in that group, I feel they’re being very cautious about it.”
Marek: “So protected to say then …”
Friedman: “Like I look, I take a look at Boston, and I’m saying, ‘Like what does Boston have that Carolina would need?’”
Marek: “See the factor, effectively, I imply, one of many apparent ones is Linus Ullmark. Who has another yr left on time period …”
Friedman: “That’s true.”
Marek: “Perhaps the contingency there, to waive, to waive the no commerce and to increase.”
Friedman: “And so they talked about Ullmark this yr as a deadline, these two groups.”
Marek: “Sure, in order that’s the one title that I’m wondering about there.”
Friedman: “That’s a great one.”
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Marek: “Just like the factor about Carolina that I need to get to with Necas right here, is protected to say, like they nonetheless think about themselves despite the fact that it was a tricky finish of the season. And we’ll see what occurs with their again finish. They’ve a number of expiring contracts.
That is nonetheless a crew that sees themselves as aggressive within the East. As a crew that’s like, we’re not rebuilding. We’re not taking something down right here. Like we’re nonetheless swinging at this factor. We’re nonetheless coming again out to attempt to win the Metropolitan Division subsequent yr and get within the Stanley Cup Remaining. So I must assume that something they’re on the lookout for, for Necas seems on the ice subsequent yr in a big method.
Like, one of many issues, I might have usually puzzled a couple of crew just like the Buffalo Sabres. Like finally Buffalo has to show a number of the prospect and draft capital into one thing right here. They’ve a number of it however I don’t assume any of that works for the Carolina Hurricanes.
Wish to your level they will’t, they will’t await one thing to actualize if that’s what they’re gonna get for Martin Necas. So you progress on. Like they need gamers now that they will put into the lineup, true or false?”
Friedman: “I don’t essentially disagree. Nonetheless, I, I additionally assume that you understand, Carolina actually has a clean slate. They’ve a, there’s a number of various things they will do. So in the event that they really feel that they will add what they want elsewhere. Take a look at what number of roster spots they’ve?”
Marek: “Take a look at the again finish.”
Friedman: “Yeah. So in the event that they produce other methods of conducting what they assume they should do, I feel they’ve flexibility to do a futures Necas deal in the event that they needed to, as a result of they’ve flexibility to do different issues.”
