Flames Aren’t in a Rush to Commerce Blake Coleman
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet joined Pat Steinberg, Wes Gilbertson, and Logan Gordon on Sportsnet 690 The Fan, Flames Discuss on after the Rasmus Andersson commerce. Friedman was requested whether or not exercise on Blake Coleman will choose up towards the deadline and whether or not it could possibly be moved subsequent?
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Host: “Yep, and final one for you, you talked about Coleman? I do know he’s damage proper now. Don’t know precisely when he’s going to return from IR with the higher physique damage he’s coping with. However does that turn out to be a man that you simply anticipate, we’ve heard every kind of buzz round him already. How rather more does that choose up as we transfer in the direction of the Olympic break after which in the direction of the deadline?”
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Elliotte Friedman: “Nicely, I feel that, I feel it’ll choose up. I imply, the one factor about that’s that Coleman has indicated he’d favor to remain. And I feel that Calgary understands that, however I feel they’ll do what they really feel is finest for his or her group. He has lots of say. I feel he can solely be traded to 10 groups. I’m undecided how versatile he’s on that, if in any respect.
Like, I had, like, there’s been lots of rumors about Coleman with Montreal. One of many issues that someone advised me was that they weren’t positive if he was, that was one workforce that he must approve. And I don’t assume all people was sure if he was keen to try this. Like some guys simply say the record is the record, and that’s the best way it’s, proper? So, I’m not sure that Montreal goes to be a possible vacation spot for him.
Like, the factor about Andersson is the Flames needed to decide. They weren’t going to increase him at what he wished. They have been going to maneuver on. So that is one they needed to do sooner relatively than later. And it is a man who performs a ton.
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I feel they have been frightened concerning the damage threat with among the different gamers right here. They don’t must do something proper now, and swiftly, the Flames might have Vegas’s subsequent three first-rounders, proper?
So, I imply, like they’ve items that they will proceed to rebuild with. We’ll see the place this yr goes. However they’re going to have one other probably excessive first-round choose this yr. We’ll see. I imply, Andersson is an enormous loss on that blue line. Performed nice this season. I simply assume that is the one which needed to get carried out the quickest. And now we’ll see.”
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