Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Jeff Marek on 32 Ideas: The Podcast – Sleepless in Seattle for the Winter Traditional episode on the Ottawa Senators.
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Marek: “However what I have a look at on Sunday was, that is the, that is the cement hardening. That is the concrete hardening round (Steve) Staios and (Michael) Andlauer, with the agency grip on the steering wheel of the Ottawa Senators.
The one factor we’re, one of many solely issues left right here now as you talked about is the teaching state of affairs.”
Friedman: “Yeah.”
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Marek: “However so far as the group being run, that’s finished. The concept that oh, you realize, we’re gonna make our choices on the finish of the yr, there’s gonna be extra of a radical search and everyone knows what occurred with you realize, Pierre Dorian and every little thing that’s that’s gone on. To me. Sunday was a cementing of those two guys, have their fingers on the wheel.
That’s it. I don’t know in regards to the, I’m not so certain in regards to the sudden. That’s, that’s the one factor that I’m unsure. I don’t suppose there’s gonna be an enormous change of course for the Ottawa Senators. I believe they’ve recognized their core they usually know who their group is and the place they’re heading in. They’re going to construct and complement that core.
Friedman: “You understand, I don’t in principle, I don’t disagree with you. Right here’s the place I do disagree with you. Firstly of the yr, what did we expect? Dorian, (D.J.) Smith all season.
Marek: “Yeah.”
Friedman: “Now I heard when that penalty was coming down for the draft decide, I did hear, lookout. That, that might result in a change.
With every little thing was, we’re gonna cling on we’re gonna cling on, we’re gonna cling on, till they simply determined we will’t cling on anymore. And, you realize, with, with the GM search, regardless that some folks predicted it correctly from the start like Ron, I believe a variety of us have been anticipating it wasn’t going to occur, now. So once I say, you may anticipate the sudden, I believe that they’re superb at saying, that is what we’re planning but when issues change, we’re going to adapt quick.”
Marek: “For certain. For certain.”
Friedman: “So that claims to me that, somebody’s gonna hear this and gonna say you’re calling them liars. I’m not calling them liars. I believe that you just, they set an expectation and a path they usually virtually lure us to sleep. After which Whoa, the trail adjustments. I imply, you simply need to be ready.
Now. I agree with you. I believe they’re this like that is our group for a very long time. And whoever they rent as their coach, they’re going to be hopeful that that is their coach for a very long time.
And you realize, you talked about and we’ve talked about this, figuring out the core. Like I believe they’re, they’re, they’re recognized their core too, and I believe it’s at that age group it’s (Brady) Tkachuk. It’s (Tim) Stutzle. It’s (Drake) Batterson. It’s (Josh) Norris.
Marek: “(Jake) Sanderson.”
Friedman: “It’s Sanderson. It’s (Jacob) Chychrun and it’s ..”
Marek: “(Thomas) Chabot.”
Friedman: “Chabot, who I do suppose they contemplate as a part of their core, however the one factor is simply as somebody it from exterior, I believe we shouldn’t be shocked anymore of Ottawa calls audibles.
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Like I don’t suppose they’re trying to make massive adjustments to their core. I believe they’re trying to do some issues round it and bolster it. Nonetheless, I believe what we’ve realized proper now’s, perhaps they could proclaim one factor, nevertheless it doesn’t imply it’s gonna go that manner.”
