Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Jeff Marek on the 32 Ideas: The Podcast – They Actually Did It … episode on if Linus Ullmark will find yourself in Ottawa with an extension. The Toronto Maple Leafs could also be taking a look at free company and never as a lot within the commerce market. Will the Detroit Pink Wings be in search of a goalie?
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Marek: “In the meantime, Eliotte, earlier than we get to a number of the information from earlier on this week, on Thursday, we had a dialog on the radio about the way forward for Linus Ullmark and the Boston Bruins.
I feel there’s a few factors right here that we should always most likely sharpen the pencil on as effectively. The character of the no-trade, the character of maybe an extension coming together with waiving the no-trade to go to sure markets. How do you have a look at the Linus Ullmark, Boston state of affairs?”
Friedman: “I feel the extension you talked about there’s a very massive a part of this. Like I feel the studies of Ottawa and Boston discussing and Ullmark commerce are very true. You realize, I feel it’s taken on added urgency as a result of Markstrom is now off the board. Darcy Kuemper is now off the board. And likewise a staff that was in search of a goalie, the Kings at the moment are out of the image.
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So along with you understand, simply the truth that Ottawa was in search of a goalie and I feel Boston want to transfer Ullmark. The variety of dance companions, it’s like final dance on the promenade, if you happen to didn’t include a date, you need to ensure you discover someone to bop with, proper? And so we’re at we’re form of attending to that stage now.
I believed Steve Yzerman in his pre-draft availability, he had it on Friday and he mentioned one thing very fascinating about, like we’d heard that Detroit was within the goalie market, and he confirmed that, however he did make some extent of claiming, ‘I’m not in search of somebody who’s going to be right here for 2 or three years, after which go away.’ I believed that was a really fascinating quote.
We all know Toronto’s in on the goalie market. However I feel that’s extra of a (Laurent) Brossoit, Anthony Stolarz kind piece now that they, I feel they ,I heard they’re supplied to Calgary was corresponding to New Jersey’s however I feel due to all of the politics there, I feel Toronto was going to need to blow anybody else out of the water to get that participant.
I additionally suppose Markstrom on the finish of the day most popular New Jersey most however you understand, he opened it as much as groups like Toronto and Ottawa within the Japanese Convention. However I feel the Maple Leafs had been actually going to need to win that deal.
However look, now you’ve bought a state of affairs the place Boston’s trying and saying oh boy, like what number of different locations are moderately going to be taking a look at goaltenders that we will ship Ullmark to? And Ottawa was gonna be trying round and saying okay, what else is accessible? There’s Ullmark. There’s John Gibson. I don’t even know if that’s doable to work out or how Ottawa feels about that.
Ullmark’s no-trade checklist dropped from 16 final 12 months to 14 this 12 months. And the factor you actually have to speak about Jeff is, the way in which brokers and gamers form this. It’s not so simple as saying, take the 14 locations I hate essentially the most and put them on the checklist. It’s additionally, it’s additionally strategic within the sense that they’ll go search for it and so they’ll say, ‘Properly, this staff doesn’t want a goalie. We may get traded to this staff that wants a goalie. So how will we really feel about it? And if we don’t prefer it, we higher be sure that groups on the checklist.’ Like quite a lot of these lists are very strategic about who’s going to need you that you could be not need to go to.
So you understand, Ottawa I imagine is on the checklist. However one of many issues I’ve actually heard right here, Jeff, is that if you happen to’re going to pay the value that Boston is asking, which is a giant value, are you going to be comfy with Ullmark as a rental, or are you going to need to have an extension in place?
And that results in two issues. Primary, would UIllmark need to lengthen there and quantity two, would Ullmark, are you able to get, can two sides make a deal that each say Ottawa and Ullmark can be pleased with? And I from what I’ve heard, that’s going to be a problem.
Like I do suppose New Jersey checked out all mark two along with Markstrom and I feel that was a problem there as effectively. Markstrom has two years left so it’s rather less of a priority however I feel that was a problem.
And you understand, one of many issues about final 12 months with LA and no matter occurred there. You realize, I don’t suppose Ullmark was loopy about relocating his household throughout the season. I feel he was extra open to a more energizing state of affairs now, versus in the midst of the 12 months the place his household was not affected. Nonetheless, I feel now the extension turns into as massive a priority for everyone concerned if the value is excessive.
Now the opposite factor that would occur to Jeff as a result of there appear to be much less dance companions, I’m wondering if Boston goes to really feel stress to return down on its value. Like there’s you understand, like, like that is Yzerman quote, like if he’s inquisitive about Ullmark that claims to me, he needs all mark with an extension.”
Marek: “I wouldn’t be stunned that, that in any respect from Steve Yzerman. Perhaps I might be mildly stunned about buying and selling throughout the division. Perhaps I put extra on that than then different folks however is it a priority if you happen to’re Don Sweeney?”
Friedman: “Ottawa is similar division.”
Marek: “Ottawa’s in the identical.”
Friedman: “So that you get, so long as you get your value you make the deal. Like Burky was a giant man like that. He didn’t like the concept of buying and selling a goalie throughout the division. Brian Murray did it with Ben Bishop. However if you happen to get the value you need, you make the deal.”
Marek: “The one factor, that’s the one place I at all times get just a little bit squirmy about. Usually I’m, throughout the division not, not a giant deal, apart from goalies. That’s the one one which perhaps that’s that little bit of like old-school pondering I have to get out of my mind however I nonetheless have it’s particularly for goaltenders
Talking of goaltenders.”
Friedman: “However like if you happen to look, if you happen to look on the market now, apart from Ullmark, who’s, who’s, who’s on the market? There’s Gibson, you understand, Anaheim would transfer him however they actually don’t need to eat cash.”
Marek: “I do know Don Waddell, that deal, Don Waddell has talked about you understand, nobody’s taking the contract however Elvis Merzlikins.”
Friedman: “Can I speak about that for a second? You realize, I feel that’s that could be a shot from Don Waddell throughout the bow of Elvis Merzlikins.”
Marek: “In fact it’s. Completely. And …”
Friedman: “That was a problem now and Don Waddell got here in cowboy boots as much as his neck. He’s like, Elvis. I’m coming proper at you.”
Marek: “It’s gonna be an enchanting time for the, for the Columbus Blue Jackets. There’s that. There’s the Patrick Laine state of affairs as effectively. There’s who’s, there’s who’s going to be the coach you probably have a thought on that one. Elliotte?”
Friedman: “Any individual instructed me actually to pump the brakes on Patrick Laine too. Like they simply mentioned like there’s quite a lot of conversations that need to occur right here first. Gradual, decelerate on that one I used to be instructed and I clearly I feel we’re all very delicate to what, what he’s going by.
However appear like apart from that, like, there are excellent like, choices obtainable just like the Brossoit’s and the Stolarz is of the world. However I feel all people’s form of questioning, like what’s, like if you happen to’re in search of a primary goalie, we’ve bought Ullmark, you’ve bought Gibson, who else is accessible now?
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So you understand the, the problem turns into even better, particularly with Ullmark’s no-trade and potential extension or non-extension enjoying a task in all of this.”
