TSN: Darren Dreger on TSN 1050 Radio on the most recent on UFA ahead Max Pacioretty.
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Aaron Korolnek: “What are you listening to close to Max Pacioretty? Somebody who has been rumored to be not less than hooked up the Toronto Maple Leafs, presumably. What’s your intel telling you on that entrance?”
Dreger: “Yeah, you realize what, Aaron? We are able to rewind slightly bit right here and return to Nicky Robertson dialog that we had, proper? You already know, it’s about that left, left aspect. (Tyler) Bertuzzi is gone. So there’s, there’s a spot.
You’d hope that it’s stuffed internally. You’d hope that, once more, developmentally, that Nick Robertson will get the contract carried out and slides into a spot not less than, the place he’s competing for a spot like that.
However what if he’s not fairly there? You already know, you then obtained to go searching the league. And, you realize, Max Pacioretty is of venture to some extent, proper? Excessive character man, you realize, he turns, what, 36 in November. So, yeah, I imply, his higher days are lengthy behind him. Performed lower than 50 video games for the Capitals final 12 months, however had 23 factors.
You already know, there’s, there’s a give and take. Toronto has a historical past in bringing in older gamers like this. It hasn’t actually labored, however they introduced in good gamers. I consider (Jason) Spezza. I consider Joe Thornton, you realize, Patrick Marleau. And go down the record of the older gamers that do assist shepherd in, you realize, among the core of this group, with Matthews being the captain and whatnot.
However is Max Pacioretty actually going to be okay with restricted ice if he can’t fill the function that he wants to have the ability to play?
So I’d say it’s to be decided nonetheless, however I do know that the Toronto Maple Leafs have curiosity in not less than bringing them in on a PTO. No guarantees, no ensures, however Pacioretty additionally has curiosity from different groups within the Nationwide Hockey League. So we’ll must see how this performs out.”
