Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on the Jeff Marek Present speaking in regards to the Los Angeles Kings clearing some wage cap area by buying and selling Pierre-Luc Dubois and the way a lot of Quinton Byfield being in line for a giant contract extension performed a component in it.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Marek: “Does LA want a goalie? Sure. Did issues work out in your one with Dubois and Los Angeles Kings? No. So it really works from that viewpoint. However I have a look at this one Elliotte and I say, this one’s all about Quinton Byfield and opening up each cap area and opening up a spot for Quinton Byfield to go.
Now, we don’t know whether or not Wasserman who’s the brokers right here, is searching for a bridge deal for Byfield or they wish to hit the house run proper out of the gate that I don’t know. However my first thought on it’s, this deal is all about making room for Byfield, each financially and on the ice. Agree or disagree?”
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Friedman: “I might say, I don’t assume you’re flawed, however I might say is second. I feel that, I, I had an opportunity to take heed to Rob Blake yesterday once I bought to Edmonton, and I assumed it was actually attention-grabbing how he, like Rob Blake took a bit of 1 for Dubois yesterday. Like he stated that we had, we had issues integrating him.
And, however he additionally didn’t, didn’t actually blame Dubois as a lot as he form of blamed himself or the scenario. I assumed that was actually attention-grabbing. As a result of to me, the primary factor, that is an admission, was that they couldn’t come again with him. That it wasn’t going to work.
That they, so sure, I, clearly, you recognize, Byfield took an enormous step final 12 months. I feel everyone is basically assured about the place he’s going. However I might say that was second behind Blake making an admission that they needed to transfer on from Dubois and that he wasn’t going to work in LA.
And you recognize, like I had a bunch of individuals ask me like, what’s, why is Washington doing this? , the Capitals. you recognize, somebody identified to me, if you happen to have a look at the Capitals, have a look at all of the first-rounders they’ve on their roster who didn’t work out?
Like um,you recognize, (T.J) Oshie was a bit extra of an achieved participant. However you recognize, St. Louis was down on him.”
Marek: “Dylan Strome.”
Friedman: “Strome. Was (Sonny) Milano a first-rounder? I can’t keep in mind.”
Marek: “Who.”
Friedman: “Sonny Milano.”
Marek: “He was a first-rounder.”
Friedman: “Yeah, in order that they have, yeah, they’ve, they’ve a bunch of fellows on their roster, who had been first-rounders who didn’t work out the way in which, exercise the way in which they wished to elsewhere. However they arrive to Washington, they discovered properties.
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And I feel that’s one of many, as you stated, I noticed your tweet yesterday about large guys, sure, that’s positively true. However I feel that Washington additionally seems at how they, how first-rounders discovered a house there on their second or third tries. This will probably be a much bigger problem. I feel that’s one of many causes Washington wished to do, or was keen to do that deal.”
