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 may 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 at all times cautious about, and I do acknowledge this might be some time. Keep in mind, we had 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 stated, ‘hey, there’s a special path right here for you.’
So I’m at all times, despite the fact that I do suppose it’s going to be a while right here for Tkachuk, I simply need 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 on the lookout for a proper shot all yr. And I admit, I haven’t regarded lots into the way forward for what, how all of the items would match. However from a pure hockey standpoint, I’m wondering if Florida tries to do it for Seth Jones.”
Bukauskas: “Oh boy.”
Friedman: “However it will it proper now, it will take Tkachuck being out for the remainder of the common season, and I simply don’t know if that timeline matches but.”
Bukauskas: “Yeah.”
Friedman: “It’s simply one thing that jumped into my head.”
Bukauskas: “Proper, as a result of, you already know, (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 staff 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 method, 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 extra money, however…”
Bukauskas: “Sure.”
Friedman: “I like the concept Ekman-Larsson obtained refreshed by going there, sure.”
Bukauskas: “Yeah, I feel to the purpose the place his teammates had been like, we nearly took it as a right that we’ve that participant on our third pairing. You recognize what? I imply.”
Friedman: “Yeah.”
Bukauskas: “However, boy, that may be some heavy lifting, Friedge. ”
Friedman: “You recognize me, I prefer to elevate 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 matches, proper? And also you what is smart? What can work?”
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