Are There Extra Supply Sheets To Come?
Elliotte Friedman of Spotsnet was on Sirius XM NHL Community Radio Morning Skate with Gord Stellick and Scott Laughlin and was requested about supply sheets. With how the St. Louis Blues utilized the supply sheet to perfection to get Dylan Holloway and Philip Broberg from the Edmonton Oilers, Friedman was requested if we might see extra groups use them this summer time.
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Gord Stellick: “The most popular crew proper now could be the St. Louis Blues. Dylan Holloway, what aim quantity 24? Philip Broberg, 4 factors evening. It at all times irked me that it was by no means used extra actually because it’s within the collective bargaining settlement. I’ve to assume loads of common managers are rethinking supply sheets now, whether or not it’s being a goal of 1 or providing them, given the success Doug Armstrong had final 12 months.”
Elliotte Friedman: “I’ve to assume so too, Gordy and I feel that the opposite factor about it’s too, is that we’re going to see large cap jumps, proper? And there are going to be groups which can be going to say, you recognize what, we’d as nicely attempt that. Now, the cap jumps work each methods. Some groups are going to be higher ready to deal with that than others. If groups get their gamers supply sheeted, they might have extra cap room to avoid wasting themselves, however we’ll see how that one performs out.
I feel the factor is simply too Gord, the one factor we’re taking a look at proper now could be, once you have a look at free company this 12 months, increasingly gamers are coming off the board. (Jakob) Chychryn with the massive deal, he signed. So there’s nonetheless (Mitch) Marner, there’s nonetheless (Sam) Bennett, there’s nonetheless Brock Nelson. There’s nonetheless just a few guys, however the extra of them that come off the board, Gordy, the extra I’m wondering if groups are going to say, okay, supply sheet is the way in which we go now.
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One of many stuff you keep watch over is who’s received their picks. You need to have your individual draft picks, or you are able to do what St. Louis did final 12 months, which is reacquire them on the final minute. Should you’ve traded them away, so you may exit and get issues performed. However sure, I do assume the supply sheet goes to change into extra of a device. I feel one of many causes that they didn’t occur was that folks had been apprehensive about revenge towards you.
Perhaps there was additionally a bit of little bit of. I don’t wish to do this as a result of I’m apprehensive about it being inflationary. (Gary) Bettman has mentioned that earlier than. He finds them inflationary. So when he comes out and says stuff like that, there are individuals who sit there and look and say, okay, you don’t essentially know if you wish to get on his dangerous aspect. However the way in which it labored final 12 months for St Louis, I agree with you, goes to vary issues. And to be sincere, it made them this summer time a bit extra attention-grabbing.”
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