Mason McTavish is skating in Ottawa and isn’t with the crew, and there seems to be little motion on a brand new deal
The Chris Johnston Show: Chris Johnston on Anaheim Geese RFA ahead Mason McTavish, who stays unsigned and has left Anaheim for Ottawa.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
“Whereas, , the McTavish Anaheim scenario, , as I detailed in our final present, , it’s, it’s, it’s huge cash whenever you’re speaking long-term offers for him. You realize, he does have some fairly sturdy comparables, and the perimeters simply aren’t in the identical ballpark. Doesn’t sound like there’s actually been a complete lot of motion.
Now that, that may change fairly shortly in a negotiation. And actually that’s the stage all three of those gamers (McTavish, Luke Evangelista and Luke Hughes) discover themselves in is, is the stress begins to mount proper on either side of the equation. Don’t get me mistaken.
You realize, you noticed Pat Verbeek make feedback within the media, and I’m speaking about, , McTavish goes to be behind now. Like that, lately in camp are necessary. And I do assume historical past reveals that. I imply, it’s, it’s powerful for gamers to overlook all or a part of camp and bounce in and be prepared.
However, , that is, that is the one space of the CBA I discover gamers sort of get within the no man’s land earlier than they’ve arbitration rights. There’s, there’s no strategy to drive a deal proper. The one approach is to take a foul, what the gamers deem to be a foul deal in the event that they wish to get again to work or don’t, mainly don’t present as much as work, and hope that the groups miss them or begin to really feel their very own stress. Whether or not it’s from possession or what have you ever.
However proper now, there doesn’t appear to be plenty of stress. I imply, we’re speaking about this, however I don’t get the sense, , there’s not like individuals in every of those markets going loopy but. And so this, these guys might need to take a seat some time and simply sort of should see the place every thing lands.
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