Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas on the 32 Ideas: The Podcast – Couple Golf equipment Attain Their Tipping Level episode, on the Boston Bruins pending UFA ahead Trent Frederic.
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Friedman: “You already know, Trent Frederic, that is the factor I’m at all times cautious about. Like I marked up one factor in Boston already. So, you already know, I’m I, I don’t like doing that, and so that you at all times attempt to be extra cautious. You already know, I stated earlier on, Marchand was getting near a three-year deal, and that clearly hasn’t occurred.”
However, you already know, Frederic, it depends upon who you discuss to. You already know, there are positively some groups on the market that really feel that the Bruins and Frederic received’t have the ability to get a deal executed.
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However I used to be actually warned about saying that, as a result of, as I stated on the air on Saturday night time, there’s no deadline proper now. The true deadline most likely isn’t till the commerce deadline, and issues can change between right here and there. Conditions change. Folks, you already know, the individuals discuss a troublesome recreation, perhaps a little bit bit sooner, however that’s whenever you actually should decide.
And generally individuals say, You already know what, form of glad right here. Or perhaps, No, I’m okay with my resolution. However there’s a, there’s uncertainty about whether or not or not the Bruins are literally going to have the ability to get Frederic executed.
Like one of many issues that Don Sweeney stated, for those who return to that starting of the 12 months media convention, the one with the place they talked concerning the Swayman provide that made such big information, was he stated, we began speaking to our different free brokers.
And so we all know they have been speaking to Marchand, it hasn’t occurred but. And we knew they have been speaking to Frederic, and it hasn’t occurred but. So there’s a little bit little bit of uncertainty.
And he’s the form of participant that playoff groups are going to need. They’re actually going to need a man like that. He’s, he’s an excellent teammate. He’s aggressive. I do know in Winnipeg, they weren’t pleased with him final week, and to be trustworthy, I wasn’t loopy about that both. However usually, he’s a very talked-about teammate and a keen combatant.
And so I believe there’s numerous curiosity in him. And, you already know, I had one, after I reported that on Saturday night time, somebody referred to as me on Sunday and stated, ‘Return and have a look at his greatest recreation of the 12 months. He had two targets within the recreation towards the Blues.’ And he’s a St Louis man. His household are St Louis individuals. Very nice individuals. I met them in the course of the Stanley Cup last in 2019. And so, like, there’s lots of people form of questioning if that’s what’s in his future.
However, you already know, there’s numerous time between every now and then, and we’ll see the place it goes. However regardless of the Bruins intentions are right here, they’re getting numerous calls about him.”
Bukauskas: “Gotcha, yeah, and I can see it, I imply, and he additionally does scream Bruin.”
Friedman: “Yeah, he certain does.”
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Bukauskas: “Bought the St Louis ties, which completely is sensible. And enterprise comes into play in some unspecified time in the future too. However as you like to say, like that man’s a Bruin.”
Friedman: “Screams Bruin.”
Friedman: “Screams Bruin.”
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