Ty Emberson may get an extension, and the Edmonton Oilers must get heavier
Kurt Leavins: It wouldn’t be a shock if Edmonton Oilers GM Stan Bowman appears to be like to increase defenseman Ty Emberson within the new 12 months.
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Count on the Oilers to speak to Ty Emberson early within the new 12 months
Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas on 32 Ideas: The Podcast – Dwell From Chicago, It’s 32 Ideas episode on the Edmonton Oilers and pending RFA defenseman Ty Emberson.
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Bukauskas: “January 1st.”
Friedman: “Sure.”
Bukauskas: “Necessary date on the NHL calendar.”
Friedman: “That’s on Wednesday. So on January 1st, gamers who’ve been signed to one-year contracts are eligible to signal extensions. There’s, there’s a number of of them, clearly, and one of many ones I’m going to be taking a look at is Ty Emberson of Edmonton.
A little bit of a sluggish begin. I keep in mind Kyle Burroughs, once we had been in LA telling us that the one factor he was anxious about for Emberson is he’s a quiet man who’d by no means performed in a quote, unquote, noisy market earlier than. And he stated that when he adjusted to that, he can be nice.
Kyle Burroughs must be both internet hosting a podcast or doing TV someplace as a result of he was completely proper about that. Emberson is cooled down. He’s taking part in very properly.
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And you already know, the opposite factor too is like, after what occurred final summer season to the Oilers, they’re not going to be taking any possibilities. So I might not be shocked to see the Oilers and Emberson interact and also you and, and work on attempting to get one thing achieved not lengthy after the primary. We’ll see if it occurs, however that’s one I’m going to be in search of.”
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