Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas on the 32 Ideas Podcast: 882 Down. 13 to Go. episode, on the Florida Panthers, and if Matthew Tkachuk‘s damage opens up a chance for the Panthers to go after a defenseman like Seth Jones. They might use a right-handed defenseman.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Friedman: “Matthew Tkachuk, I don’t know what his timeline goes to be but. I feel he was, just like the one factor I’m all the time cautious about, and I do acknowledge this may very well be some time. Keep in mind, we have been listening to a lot of rumors about Patrick Laine when he obtained harm this yr, complete season, six months. And what did he miss two and a half as a result of he discovered one physician that mentioned, ‘hey, there’s a distinct path right here for you.’
So I’m all the time, regardless that I do suppose it’s going to be a while right here for Tkachuk, I simply wish to wade via the method with this, with this groin damage he’s coping with.
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If he misses time, I’m wondering if Florida does it? Florida wants one other defenseman, a proper shot. They’ve been searching for a proper shot all yr. And I admit, I haven’t regarded loads into the way forward for what, how all of the items would match. However from a pure hockey perspective, I’m wondering if Florida tries to do it for Seth Jones.”
Bukauskas: “Oh boy.”
Friedman: “However it might it proper now, it might take Tkachuck being out for the remainder of the common season, and I simply don’t know if that timeline suits but.”
Bukauskas: “Yeah.”
Friedman: “It’s simply one thing that jumped into my head.”
Bukauskas: “Proper, as a result of, , (Aaron) Ekblad is up.”
Friedman: “Yep.
Bukauskas: “So the place does ….”
Friedman: “Sam Bennett‘s up.”
Bukauskas: “Sam Bennett’s up.”
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Friedman: “Caps going up.”
Bukauskas: “Jones nonetheless has 5 years after this one, as we talked about, so you bought to have a plan.”
Friedman: “And I feel on a group like that, with gamers like that, I feel he’d be rejuvenated. I like Seth Jones. I like him as a participant.”
Bukauskas: “He, I imply totally different gamers, however is that not in a means, what occurred to Oliver Ekman-Larsson, to an extent final yr with them? Totally different gamers. Totally different conditions contractually.”
Friedman: “Yeah, he’d be making more cash, however…”
Bukauskas: “Sure.”
Friedman: “I like the concept that Ekman-Larsson obtained refreshed by going there, sure.”
Bukauskas: “Yeah, I feel to the purpose the place his teammates have been like, we nearly took it with no consideration that we have now that participant on our third pairing. You understand what? I imply.”
Friedman: “Yeah.”
Bukauskas: “However, boy, that will be some heavy lifting, Friedge. ”
Friedman: “You understand me, I prefer to raise heavy.”
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Bukauskas: “Sure, truly, I feel we get into that within the thought line in a while.”
Friedman: “Sure, sure, we do. However that the viewers, typically you simply sit there and also you undergo suits, proper? And also you what is smart? What can work?”
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