Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas on the 32 Ideas: The Podcast – Maintain Outs, Decide Ins, and Potential Trades episode, on the Edmonton Oilers curiosity in John Gibson and Ryan Donato. Does Gibson make sense of the Oilers, and does Gibson actually need to go there?
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Bukauskas: “All proper, John Gibson in Anaheim, who, I imply, it’s been years the place he’s been out and in of the rumor mill, on the subject of trades. Some information about him.
Friedman: “Yeah, so I’ve been form of wanting into Gibson just a little bit on and off. We’ve talked about him on the podcast. And likewise, you attempt to have an concept of what you recognize a few of the Canadian groups are .
Since we’re at Hockey evening in Canada, we talked about Ryan Donato on Saturday evening. I believe the Oilers have been one of many groups Donato, who’s a really manageable wage this yr, $2 million AAV. Up on the finish of the season. Scored his nineteenth purpose the opposite evening. I believe there’s going to be a whole lot of curiosity in Donato. And, you recognize, the Blackhawks will simply have to determine what they need to do right here.
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However you recognize, once I talked about Edmonton and Donato on Saturday evening, you recognize, somebody stated to me, you recognize, have you ever accomplished any analysis on Gibson and Edmonton? And, you recognize, one of many issues I’d heard in the course of the season was that Gibson’s preferences have been Edmonton and Carolina. I imply, Carolina has, as we’ve talked about, that dance with Gibson has been on and off. They’re like two children on the promenade eyeing one another from the other aspect of the room, they usually don’t ever get collectively to bop 3 times in a row. They only haven’t been in a position to make the deal.
You already know, the Edmonton factor is, is actually attention-grabbing, as a result of I don’t know the place it got here from final week, I didn’t see it, however somebody advised me there was some discuss concerning the Oilers and and Gibson. And the one factor I form of heard is that, you recognize, Gibson needs a scenario the place he’s going to be just like the the primary, and it’s, it’s type of going to be his job. He needs to be the man. And, you recognize, so I don’t know if a Gibson-Skinner duo goes to work for him.
And in order that’s one of many issues that as a result of proper now, it’s type of Gibson-Dostal they usually’re a combo. And that Dostal child, I imply he’s a hell of a goalie. He, that child goes to be a stud, and Anaheim’s bought an important one there.
I believe Gibson needs the possibility to go on a run and show he may be the man on a prime crew. So if it’s the Gibson Skinner combo, I’m undecided that that’s going to attraction to him.
Bukauskas: “However I assume the tough half is Elliotte like, for those who’re going if you wish to go to a crew that has an opportunity to win now, nicely, normally groups which have an opportunity to win now are as a result of in some form or type, they’ve bought good goaltending. So and completely not taking something away from John’s resume, as a result of, I imply, he’s confirmed he could be a superb goaltender too. However, I imply, I don’t know if, as I get to the purpose the place he says, All proper, I’ll roll the cube and financial institution …
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Friedman: “That’s what I might do.”
Bukauskas: “… an opportunity to get a chance and never give the ball again once I do.”
Friedman: “That, that’s what I might do. I wish to guess on myself. Doesn’t at all times work I might say Kyle, however I do wish to guess on myself.”
Bukauskas: “It did on Sunday.”
Friedman: “Sure, sure, it did.
However you recognize, it’s my job, what I attempt to do on the pod right here isn’t solely give my very own opinion however attempt to clarify what I believe is going on or what persons are pondering. And you recognize, I’ll simply say that one of many issues I heard was that, you recognize, Gibson, Edmonton, I don’t know whether it is nonetheless as seemingly as I assumed it may need been early within the season for that cause. We’ll see the way it all goes. However I heard that would probably be an element like this.
I at all times warn folks, and it’s actually true. Simply because one thing is true immediately, particularly within the commerce market, doesn’t imply it’s going to be true tomorrow.
You already know, I at all times keep in mind two years in the past, Tyler Bertuzzi was not out there, after which he was as a result of Detroit fell out of the playoff race with these two losses to Ottawa, and he ended up in Boston.
So, you recognize, that’s, that’s form of the way in which it goes. And also you at all times must be on prime of the wave, and the wave ebbs and it flows. And the ebb I had heard was early within the season, I had heard that, that Gibson was a risk for Edmonton. You already know, then I heard perhaps much less so if it wasn’t because the clear-cut primary.
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Bukauskas: “It could be a complete game-changer, if any, any contender made the deal for him between now and the, the deadline. It could actually be one thing. I believe there’s, there’s a whole lot of motivation there. If he will get his recent begin right here, sometime.”
Friedman: “I might simply make the leap. If I used to be him, I might make the leap. Simply go there and simply go there and win the job. That’s what I might do.
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