Sekeres and Value: Patrick Johnston when requested if the Vancouver Canucks could be interested by Pittsburgh Penguins ahead Jake Guentzel and if there could be curiosity in Andrei Kuzmenko.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Sekeres: “Rutherford, Allvin, they’ve achieved a lot buying from Pittsburgh already. Are they going to go to that effectively once more on (Jake) Guentzel.”
Johnston: “The Pittsburgh, the deep Pittsburgh effectively. Certain, completely attainable. I seen this the, I seen this the opposite day, completely. Participant you already know.
I feel it’s nonetheless difficult. I feel the Penguins aren’t I imply, they they pulled themselves into a good spot. Like clearly it’s a dogfight. They’ve received a bunch, there plus 15 in targets for in opposition to. Like that, that’s not something to smell at.”
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Value: “Good indicator. Yep.”
Johnston: “Proper, they’re enjoying very well defensively. If issues go actually sideways, yeah, positive. I simply I’ve a tough time seeing them, except there’s one thing coming again, that makes the crew higher. And Jake Guentzel is fairly nice.”
Sekeres: “Ya, no, he’s. So, let’s get into it then.”
Johnston: “Yeah.”
Sekeres: “Kuzmenko. Hoglander.”
Johnston: “I don’t assume there’d be any curiosity in Kuzmenko.”
Sekeres: “No.”
Johnston: “I don’t assume he’s a participant that Kyle Dubis is interested by.”
Sekeres: “Okay.”
Johnston: “Since means again. This goes means again to after they have been first chasing, you already know, when he was first coming over. This was simply not a participant that matches what the, what, that, what he needs. And I don’t assume I don’t assume he’d truly, as bizarre because it sounds, like what’s it going so as to add, if Guentzel on the transfer, positive, nice, perhaps, however he’s a downgrade from Guentzel. I simply don’t assume he’s a participant they’re interested by.”
Value: “He’d be a placeholder.”
Sekeres: ” I imply, theoretically, he would substitute a few of the Guentzel offense, as a result of he has that type of participant.”
Johnston: “Yeah.”
Sekeres: “and for sure, you already know, I feel…”
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Johnston: “He’s a finisher however I, Guentzel’s, Guentzel, I imply you’ll be able to see why Rick Tocchet would wish to get like Jake Guentzel, proper? Like he’s a man who will get on the puck and will get it achieved. And we’ve heard the frustrations he had with Andrei Kuzmenko. Guentzel is a very totally different participant in that regard. SoI simply, it, I don’t assume except there’s some additional factor and he’s a throw in, I simply don’t see him being participant that Kyle Dubas is interested by.”
Sekeres: “Properly, in fact he would assist steadiness salaries as effectively.”
