Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Jeff Marek on 32 Ideas: The Podcast – Tin Foil Hats, on the Winnipeg Jets core, the Montreal Canadiens and Pierre-Luc Dubois.
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Marek: “Winnipeg Jets. Robust loss Saturday towards the Los Angeles Kings, 4-1 is the ultimate. I need to get Lizzotte and Morrissey in a pair seconds, however you talked about this Saturday on Hockey Evening, man that may be a actually troublesome loss for Winnipeg, however, your ideas on the way forward for the Winnipeg Jets core.
Friedman: “I noticed tweets about Rick Bowness’s quotes after the sport after which we confirmed them on the finish of the present and oftentimes I believe if you learn one thing and also you see one thing, they will come throughout two other ways, Jeff.
Actually, once I learn them, I stated, ‘wow, that’s fairly harsh.’ however once I noticed them, I used to be assume, ‘nah, what, he’s delivering them actually calmly, very matter of factly about dropping to the Kings.’
- Bowness: “High guys, they obtained to attain. We’d like some targets from them. That’s simply stating the apparent … battle by way of it. battle by way of it. No matter they throw at you, battle by way of it”
Look, we talked about Keefe and his frustration with the Maple Leafs, Bowness has been fairly clear about his frustration with the Jets and I ought to point out, it was Scott Billeck he had the alternate with final week about motivation, it wasn’t Sean Reynolds, I misinterpret Sean’s tweet. I want to blame Sean Reynolds for this error as a result of that’s what I do, I voice blame on different folks, but it surely wasn’t Sean’s fault, I misinterpret his textual content.”
Marek: “Fingers are for pointing.”
Friedman: “Fingers are for pointing. Superb Jeff.
However, do you not get the sense right here that the Jets core that had an excellent run collectively and had a number of promise, we’re simply attending to the top of it. And a part of it’s contracts.
(Pierre-Luc) Dubois has a 12 months left and everyone knows how he feels. (Blake) Wheeler’s obtained a 12 months left. (Mark) Schefiele’s obtained a 12 months left. Typically it’s a mixture of the group had a run they usually represented the Jets extraordinarily properly, however typically it involves the top due to your file. Typically it involves the top due to the contracts.
Paul Maurice, he actually protected that group. Not a lot Dubois as a result of Dubois got here later, however Wheeler, Schefiele. He principally stated these are the fellows I belief. These are the fellows I just like the tone they set. I like how dedicated they’re to doing work. Like, they’re my guys.
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With Bowness, it definitely doesn’t come throughout that means. That’s one of many causes that Bowness was introduced in, was to vary the way in which that the construction was and problem gamers just a little bit extra.
And I simply take a look at this, and the way in which this 12 months goes, You and I’ve talked about it, they maintain pulling away after which they let everyone again in. They draw back they usually let everyone again in. Effectively now, they’ve form of let everyone again in once more, and I simply marvel if we’re seeing the top of this group.
I believe the Jets have talked to the Canadiens on and off about Dubois. Is there a way, we all know that Dubois’ going to finish up there 95 %? Is there a way we make a deal so the Canadiens get him earlier, we get one thing we would like. I believe they’ve talked about that however they haven’t been capable of make the deal.
With Schefiele, you’ve obtained to principally determine, are you re-signing him or is he re-signing or do you progress him elsewhere?
Like I stated, these guys represented Winnipeg onerous. They talked up Winnipeg when lots of people had been not sure. Do we actually need to go there? We’ve talked about how Cheveldayoff has a troublesome job than a number of different GMs as a result of there’s not place that has much less of a pool of gamers out there to it than the Jets do.
I’m this and saying, ‘boy, this could possibly be an finish of an period with the Jets.’
Marek: “Sure, after which I believe a part of the dialog revolves round when was the start of the top? That is going to take much more considering from me, however my knee-jerk is, it started when Dustin Byfuglien left. And that it was marching in direction of this finally. All groups, the core of each crew so of marches to its personal demise in some unspecified time in the future, I simply assume the start of the top was dropping Dustin Byfuglien.
Friedman: “I agree with that.”
Marek: “And now right here was are and we’re on the level the place you do should begin to make the selections and try to get one thing to construct this crew again up as a result of as now we have talked about, it’s difficult to populate a roster with elite degree gamers for those who’re Kevin Cheveldayoff. ”
Friedman: “You already know I obtained to let you know one thing Jeff, I agree with you on that. Byfuglien appears to me the form of man that there’s at all times, if you go to work and it’s actually severe on a regular basis, Byfuglien appears to me the form of man, he doesn’t do every thing the way in which everyone else does it, however he will get there it’s hilarious. ‘
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Marek: “Ya, and we’ve had lots of people, simply in our personal instance, we’ve had lots of people we’ve labored with which have made it actually enjoyable to return to work. I believe, what number of occasions can we sit within the inexperienced room and snort with Doug MacLean or with Brian Burke or whomever?
You want that I believe in each office. I do know it’s your job and your obligation to go to work, you’re being paid and that’s the settlement, however there are just a few individuals who make it enjoyable to go to work and I believe that’s actually beneficial.
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