TSN: Pierre LeBrun speaking with Jay Onrait concerning the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers looking for top-four defenseman.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Onrait: “Tuesday’s insider buying and selling, you mentioned the Canucks are searching for a top-four defenseman, and final week on the present, you had simply chatted with Oilers President Jeff Jackson. Jeff Jackson talked about they may be searching for a top-four defenseman.
Pierre, we about to see two Pacific Division arch rivals duke it out over who will get one of the best top-four defenseman?
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LeBrun: “Yeah. I imply, they’re each going to attempt to add on the blue line, Jay, that’s appropriate. What I might say is I’m feeling extra urgency from the Canucks. My sense from speaking to groups across the league is that Vancouver is poking round and top-four D choices. Clearly, the harm to Filip Hronek has actually been impactful. And so I believe there’s slightly extra urgency on the a part of the Canucks.
And second of all, Jim Rutherford, Patrick Allvin, the Rutherford-esque custom has been continued by Allvin, who final 12 months in January, traded for Elias Lindholm. They don’t want to attend till the commerce deadline. We all know that from Jim Rutherford.
Whereas I believe the Oilers pay attention, I do assume they find yourself including to their blue line earlier than March seventh, however I don’t really feel the identical degree of urgency. Within the sense that I believe that they really feel their, their protection, which was a lot malignant pre-season due to the losses, has really been higher than what individuals anticipated.
So I don’t assume they really feel, , they’re in a state of affairs the place it has to occur now. However all issues being equal, sure, that’s the place the Oilers are decided to, so as to add earlier than March seventh as nicely.
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