Why has Anaheim Geese’ Mason McTavish been within the rumor mill?
Sportsnet: Josh Elliott-Wolfe and Mike Halford talk about Anaheim Geese RFA Mason McTavish, and why is there commerce hypothesis involving the 22-year-old ahead.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Halford: “So, Josh, I don’t know for those who seen this or not, yesterday regarding this, Ben Kuzma of the Province additionally had a reasonably prolonged piece speaking in regards to the prospect of Vancouver buying Mason McTavis. We is likely to be onto one thing right here in these Canine Days this summer time.”
Elliott-Wolfe: “I imply, I do consider all of the names which have come up which can be like life like potentialities, not that it, it won’t be tremendous life like, however it does really feel sort of life like. Mason McTavish has been probably the most intriguing title to me.
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Now, the factor that Frank talked about that sort of makes it a difficulty is (A) the Geese have a number of cap house, and (B) he’s 22 years outdated, and why would the Geese need to transfer? And I get that.
I imply, we speak about physique language on a regular basis in Vancouver, and I get it may be irritating for those who’re the Geese. If somebody is pissed off with dropping and is displaying it and perhaps isn’t serving to sufficient, like Mason McTavish, you may count on him to.
However that being stated, like I simply don’t see how buying and selling him will get the Geese nearer to their final objective, versus preserving him and hoping he may very well be the reply, one of many solutions in your top-six.”
Halford: “Do you could have, or do you assume there’s any advantage to persevering with the dialog based mostly on the truth that Verbeek didn’t draft McTavish?”
Elliott-Wolfe: “It helps.”
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Halford: “Verbeek did additionally, additionally didn’t draft Trevor Zegras. And I do marvel, I simply need to, I simply marvel if within the kind of rebuild of the franchise, and attempting to take the step ahead, there’s a little bit of a clear slate mentality. The place maybe he’s not enamored with the blokes that he inherited from the draft. Perhaps it’s McTavish and Zegras. And he thinks, if I can’t win with these guys, if I firmly consider I’m not going to have the ability to win with these guys, perhaps I can promote as excessive as humanly attainable.
Particularly on a man like McTavish, as a result of the return can be fairly huge, proper? I feel McTavish, the title, the identification, I’m going to be useless sincere, what he did with the World Junior workforce I feel that also resonates large time with lots of people, regardless that it was a number of years it was a number of years in the past. I ponder if there’s something right here {that a} workforce that’s bought sufficient belongings can bounce on.
I additionally marvel, and you understand, particularly as regards to the Geese, they don’t essentially see this as a step again, however one thing alongside the strains of, can we maximize worth for this asset? Now, right here’s the factor: Verbeek has spoken often and overtly about, you understand, the boldness he has that he’s going to get a cope with McTavish accomplished. This might find yourself being a kind of conversations that you’ve got in the summertime the place an RFA is gone unsigned for some time and twists within the wind.
The factor I don’t know, and the piece we’ll attempt to get to later, particularly once we discuss to Jonathan Davis, is what McTavish feels about all this. If he’s, perhaps holding up the proceedings as a result of he doesn’t essentially need to lock into Anaheim long-term.
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I imply, let’s be sincere, the primary few years of his profession in Anaheim haven’t been spectacular. There’s been extra dropping than successful. There’s been some ugly hockey at instances. It’s arduous to see the sunshine on the tunnel, and we’ve seen within the fashionable NHL, the participant empowerment, and you understand, the boldness of ‘hey I’m a younger man, I sort of need to name the pictures a bit bit earlier in my profession.’ I do marvel if that’ll be a factor as nicely.”
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