Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas on 32 Ideas: The Podcast – Driving a Flat Line as A lot as You Can episode, on Florida Panthers pending UFA ahead Sam Bennett, and the way different groups shall 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 believe there are quite a lot of groups watching this one. The best way that this one type of ended up on my lap was simply in making, like all of us knew that after they acquired (Carter) Verhaeghe achieved, ultimately they have been going to show to Bennett and (Aaron) Ekblad. However the best way this type of ended up on my lap is, I believe there are groups on the market who’re attempting to find out what the probability 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 type of want that second-line heart and that’s one of many hardest positions in hockey to search out. Like a top-two heart or a stud D.
And you recognize, Sam Bennett, he’s the type of man. I’m not speaking, I’m not saying that Nashville advised me this. I don’t need anybody to suppose that. However, you recognize, he, that like, that’s the type of participant for him to be out there. They don’t get out there too typically. And so I believe groups are type of taking a look at that and attempting to gage, like, what are the possibilities he’ll signal?
And I believe folks know he desires to remain there. I believe that lots of people imagine there’s a deal to be made there. I believe I believe gamers perceive now that the Panthers have positioned it as, if you wish to play right here, like, in the event you have a look at the Verhaeghe deal, they gave him the good bonus construction. They gave him quite a lot of no-trade safety, however he needed to take a bit a decrease of a quantity than he may have gotten available on the market.
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In order that’s the template, proper? Like, we’ll offer you some construction, we’ll offer you some safety. You’re going to concede to us on the quantity. And the best way lots of people have a look at it’s there’s no cause that that may’t occur between Sam Bennett and the Florida Panthers.
However we’ve acquired a GM right here who’s an actual grinder in Invoice Zito. And we’ve acquired an agent right here in Darren Ferris who’s an actual grinder too. So you recognize they’re gonna, there’s gonna be some battle to get there.
However you recognize, I’ll say this, once more, these are the opinions of different individuals who I believe typically have extra info than I do. They don’t see why this will’t occur, however, however in the event you bear in mind Sam Reinhart final 12 months, we have been all saying the identical factor, and it acquired achieved proper on the deadline for it to be an eight-year deal.
In order that’s, you at all times have a look at. the surest predictor of future habits is previous habits. 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 quite a lot of curiosity.”
Bukauskas: “Yeah, that was as a result of the playoffs ended, like, three hours earlier than free company. That’s why.”
Friedman: “You already know what you’re proper about that Kyle, however nonetheless, like an agent and a group can at all times do it proper.”
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Bukauskas: “I do know,”
Friedman: “Like they, they, actually battled for that one.”
Bukauskas: “They usually acquired it achieved.”