Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Jeff Marek on the 32 Ideas: The Podcast – An Nearly Excellent Night time for Jagr episode on the Philadelphia Flyers and pending UFA defenseman Sean Walker.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Marek: “Talking of enterprise with each events in the identical place final week, ie administration and agent, do you suppose the Sean Walker enterprise took a step ahead?
Like Keith Jones Daniel Briere can Stewart who’s the agent, all chatted earlier than the Philadelphia Flyers – Toronto Maple Leafs recreation …”
Friedman: “Yeah, have been you stalking their assembly on Thursday morning in Toronto.”
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Marek: “I obtained my tentacles all over. And I don’t suppose that you understand something particular got here out of it, however I simply can’t assist with considering that at the least you understand, the dialog was moved ahead because the Ristolainen damage, complicate issues or perhaps make issues simpler, we’ll see.
Nevertheless it very a lot seems like I imply, clearly that is going to return to some kind of crescendo by deadline on March eighth if there’s not an extension earlier than that. However it seems like at the least each side have had you understand, some just a little little bit of FaceTime with one another. I feel that there’s a sense that you understand, any contract might be between $4 to $5 million per season. Time period will in all probability be a problem as is normally a problem. However does it really feel just like the Walker scenario in Philly is, is beginning to come just a little bit extra into focus?
Friedman: “I feel there was a time the place individuals thought that the Drysdale acquisition pushed Walker out. I positively consider that the considering has modified there. I do suppose there too, and I used to be a type of individuals too, I obtained these alerts that Drysdale pushes Oh, Walker. I’m now not sure about that.
Now I feel Philly’s gonna need a quantity within the mid to low fours. Like I do know you wrote in your Ring Fries weblog that 4 to 5. I feel if it will get nearer to 5, I feel it’s going to be more durable for Philly to do. But when it’s mid to low fours, I may see that getting carried out now.
I feel it’s actually fascinating, like Philly, they’re like, once more, they’re enjoying playing cards. They’re, they’re enjoying poker. They’re attempting to signal individuals however they’re saying hey, there’s a restrict. And, however they’re additionally setting excessive costs on guys. It’s virtually like they’re ready to see, I stated this final pot virtually ready to see what occurs first. We get what we wish, or the participant indicators.
However I feel in Walker’s case the pendulum has positively swung too we’d want to maintain him. I feel one of many causes is, you understand, Drysdale is an excellent gifted participant, however he’s nonetheless very younger, and is, is studying the right way to defend, and I feel they simply really feel if Walker leaves, Drysdale goes to be requested to do some issues he isn’t able to do but.
So, that I do suppose is a part of this course of. So sure, however I feel it’s obtained to be at Philly’s quantity.
Marek: “One of many issues that I, that I’ve all the time believed right here is that if the Philadelphia Flyers that, I have a look at you understand, what you’re changing Sean Walker with? So if the flyers get supplied a first-round decide, means a extremely, actually good likelihood that that’s going to show into an NHL participant. But when that’s a 3rd or fourth-round decide, there’s no assure that that’s going to be a participant, and it in all probability makes extra sense for Philly to hold on to him, even when he’s not going to get signed, for instance.
To maintain them for this run, no matter this run turns into. You recognize what imply? Like, somehow, They need to get both somebody that may assure will play within the NHL or maintain him for no matter this run turns into. Do you agree with that?
Friedman: “Properly, I feel the opposite factor too with the cap going up, it’s going to be simpler to maneuver gamers in concept. That’s one other issue right here. It’s that, if issues go to the place all of us suppose that is purported to go, we must always be capable to see extra motion.
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