Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on Saturday Headlines on the Carolina Hurricanes, and Buffalo Sabres curiosity in Elias Pettersson.
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Friedman: “And at last, Patterson. There was a time I assumed that Patterson was going to be a Carolina Hurricane. Clearly, it didn’t occur. I believe these talks proceed, and I consider that one of many groups that has actually proven plenty of curiosity is Buffalo. There are others, however the sabers are undoubtedly in there.
Ron MacLean: “One factor on that Vancouver angle, not J T Miller, it was going to should be Pettersson?
Friedman: “No, yesterday in the event that they had been going to make the deal was going to be Pettersson.
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Chicago’s involvement within the Mikko Rantanen commerce
Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on Saturday Headlines on why the Chicago Blackhawks received concerned within the Colorado Avalanche and Carolina Hurricanes commerce.
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Ron MacLean: “So while you have a look at the boards, you retain seeing Connor Bedard, Chicago Blackhawks have a third-round choose, basically, on this deal. And also you suppose, is that what Connor will get out of this deal? Bedard. The place’s Chicago on this?
Friedman: “Nicely, they’re going to have, , they’re going to have a ton of cap room, and I believe they’re going to be aggressive, Ron.
However appear like for this, every time I wrestle with this and I wrestle with these items, I am going to the mathematics nerds, as a result of they know much more than I do, and I say, Does this make sense?’ And the issues that they level out for the Blackhawks is that they get the next choose than they consider they’d have gotten if they simply traded Corridor straight up, most likely by about 25 to 30 picks.
And the opposite factor this isn’t insignificant, in the event you have a look at the cash they’d have needed to pay Corridor, and the cash that they’re going to pay lease, they usually most likely save about half one million {dollars}. So I believe that’s a part of it too.
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May Sidney Crosby be a part of Nathan MacKinnon?
Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on Saturday Headlines on if Sidney Crosby might be headed to Colorado.
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Ron MacLean: “We’ll come again to the cap, and Mitch Marner is UFA too, however first Crosby, this opens the door for this hypothesis that the Cole Harbour youngsters shall be collectively now that they’ve moved Rantanen. Is {that a} chance?”
Friedman: “I don’t suppose so. I do know everyone would love that, however I don’t, I don’t suppose that’s within the playing cards now. No.”
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