Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas on 32 Ideas: The Podcast – Using a Flat Line as A lot as You Can episode, on Florida Panthers pending UFA ahead Sam Bennett, and the way different groups might be paying consideration.
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Bukauskas: “A part of the Saturday Headlines this previous week, you and Ron mentioned Sam Bennett. Negotiations have begun with the Florida Panthers. Wasn’t a lot to report on Saturday. Something additional to the file there?”
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Friedman: “Couple issues. I feel there are a number of groups watching this one. The way in which that this one form of ended up on my lap was simply in making, like all of us knew that after they obtained (Carter) Verhaeghe achieved, ultimately they have been going to show to Bennett and (Aaron) Ekblad. However the way in which this sort of ended up on my lap is, I feel there are groups on the market who’re attempting to find out what the chance of Sam Bennett hitting the market.
Like once more, we talked about Nashville, and I nonetheless can’t imagine what’s occurring there, however we talked about Nashville and the way they form of want that second-line middle and that’s one of many hardest positions in hockey to seek out. Like a top-two middle or a stud D.
And , Sam Bennett, he’s the form of man. I’m not speaking, I’m not saying that Nashville instructed me this. I don’t need anybody to assume that. However, , he, that like, that’s the form of participant for him to be obtainable. They don’t get obtainable too typically. And so I feel groups are form of taking a look at that and attempting to gage, like, what are the possibilities he’ll signal?
And I feel folks know he needs to remain there. I feel that lots of people imagine there’s a deal to be made there. I feel I feel gamers perceive now that the Panthers have positioned it as, if you wish to play right here, like, for those who take a look at the Verhaeghe deal, they gave him the nice bonus construction. They gave him a number of no-trade safety, however he needed to take a bit a decrease of a quantity than he might have gotten in the marketplace.
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In order that’s the template, proper? Like, we’ll provide you with some construction, we’ll provide you with some safety. You’re going to concede to us on the quantity. And the way in which lots of people take a look at it’s there’s no purpose that that may’t occur between Sam Bennett and the Florida Panthers.
However we’ve obtained a GM right here who’s an actual grinder in Invoice Zito. And we’ve obtained an agent right here in Darren Ferris who’s an actual grinder too. So they’re gonna, there’s gonna be some battle to get there.
However , I’ll say this, once more, these are the opinions of different individuals who I feel typically have extra info than I do. They don’t see why this will’t occur, however, however for those who keep in mind Sam Reinhart final yr, we have been all saying the identical factor, and it obtained achieved proper on the deadline for it to be an eight-year deal.
In order that’s, you all the time take a look at. the surest predictor of future conduct is previous conduct. And that was a case the place two sides actually grinded away at a deal, and it took them till absolutely the final second to get there. So we’ll see what occurs with this one.
But when Bennett hits the market, there’ll be a number of curiosity.”
Bukauskas: “Yeah, that was as a result of the playoffs ended, like, three hours earlier than free company. That’s why.”
Friedman: “ what you’re proper about that Kyle, however nonetheless, like an agent and a staff can all the time do it proper.”
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Bukauskas: “I do know,”
Friedman: “Like they, they, actually battled for that one.”
Bukauskas: “They usually obtained it achieved.”
