Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas on the 32 Ideas Podcast: 882 Down. 13 to Go. episode, on Seth Jones‘ casual commerce request to a contending staff. If the Chicago Blackhawks don’t discover a deal that they actually like, they appear okay with holding on to him previous the commerce deadline.
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Bukauskas: “All proper, how about Seth Jones, one other identify that was on the market this week after Ben Pope, out of Chicago, had the story that Jones not formally requested a commerce, however does sound like he’s open to a possible transfer.
He wish to give himself an opportunity to win as he put it. He didn’t go full Roberto Luongo saying, my contract sucks, however he acknowledged, the cash isn’t a simple factor to maneuver. 5 extra years after this one at 9 and a half. The Blackhawks do have one retention spot left for this season. What’s type of the tea leaves telling you right here every week and a half out from deadline?”
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Friedman: “So he hasn’t given a listing of groups or something like that from what I perceive. I feel he stated he prefers a contender. And I feel the Blackhawks have additionally indicated that if it doesn’t work, I don’t suppose they’ve obtained an issue with protecting him.
This sounds prefer it’s extra Jones pushed than Blackhawk pushed. As a result of, you recognize, one of many issues I actually do take into consideration Chicago is that they acknowledge, one of many issues I feel that occurred this 12 months is, like two issues occur in Chicago this 12 months that I feel have actually get, made them take into consideration what’s all occurring.
Primary was the outside recreation and Kyle Davidson getting into there and telling his gamers that’s not acceptable. And quantity two was, I feel the warmth that Bedard has come beneath, like a number of the nationwide criticism, has reminded the group that they’ve obtained to get some higher gamers round him to assist him.
Like I don’t, as I stated on the time, if I used to be Connor Bedard, I’d take a few of that criticism as a praise, as a result of I’m the primary choose, and folks at that degree, persons are going to guage you extra intently than others since you’re that man.
However I additionally suppose if I used to be the group, I’d say, ‘You already know what, we’ve got to guard that man.’ And I feel the Blackhawks do have a look at it that method.
And so should you commerce Jones, you’re, particularly should you commerce him merely to maneuver him, your, your protection goes to be worse. So I feel on the finish of the day, if it doesn’t work, I feel they’re, they’re like, we will, we’ll be okay with Seth Jones on our roster. They want, they nonetheless want gamers to mess around Bedard.
Anyway, I feel there are some groups which have the power to take his contract, however these groups aren’t contenders. And it was actually fascinating watching a number of the feedback about Columbus, as a result of Columbus has actually had a a lot, a lot better season than I feel anyone even remotely would have predicted. Zach Werenski has taken a brand new leap into the stratosphere, and he continued it on the 4 Nations. And you recognize, that’s a staff that would make it work. I’d be curious, I noticed Jones quotes, however I’d be curious like, does he suppose that qualifies as a contender? I’d be very focused on that.
However as a result of a number of the opposite contenders, like you recognize, lots of people have stated Dallas, for instance. It’s going to be tougher for Dallas with what they’ve coming within the subsequent few years, contract clever, to make this work.
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Let you know one factor, different factor about Dallas, I wish to point out, earlier than I neglect, Peter DeBoer on the 4 Nations very complimentary of Jamie Benn. Like if you speak about Dallas’s contract conditions and those they should take care of, Jim Nill has stated he desires to maintain Jamie Benn. And Peter DE BOER was very complimentary of Benn, particularly throughout all of the accidents they’ve had this 12 months. In order that’s one other one which they’re in all probability going to should take care of.
So a staff like Dallas, should you’re going to accumulate him, it’s both retention or Chicago has to take a contract that Dallas doesn’t need. All that stuff and it turns into increasingly more difficult. I wish to stress that that is purely my very own considering.”
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