Pat Verbeek is usually a robust negotiator with RFAs, and there are questions with Connor Zary’s accidents
Bleacher Report Youtube: Frank Seravalli on restricted free agent forwards Mason McTavish in Anaheim and Connor Zary in Calgary.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
“What about Mason McTavish and the Anaheim Geese, this projection right here, six years occasions $6.7 million is a sizzling matter on a number of streams in the past, after we had been speaking a few man who I believe may doubtlessly use a change of surroundings.
I don’t assume that’s in the end going to occur, and I additionally don’t see him as a suggestion sheet candidate, as a result of the Geese have a lot cap area. However nonetheless, he looks as if a man that I view as such a giant a part of the long run for the Geese.
He’s, I believe Mason McTavish has lots of Ryan O’Reilly in his recreation, when you watch him actually intently. And I’d be actual curious to see how he develops. And he was a really constant and regular producer for the Geese. That’s going to be an important contract.
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However we all know what a few of these contracts have been like for Anaheim, it’s type of been like pulling enamel at occasions with Pat Verbeek, they usually haven’t been afraid to let guys go into the beginning of coaching camp with out a new deal. That may simply most likely ratchet up the temperature on a state of affairs that I believe has been a quiet simmer round the remainder of the league.
And that leaves us lastly with Connor Zary with the Calgary Flames. Look, I believe such an extremely proficient participant who I imagine is simply starting to scratch the floor. However I ponder how they really feel, and I ponder how he feels about these shut calls with the knee accidents that most likely go away some important query marks for Zary shifting ahead, that I ponder how the Calgary Flames are going to react.”
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