Sportsnet: Winnipeg Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff when requested in regards to the potential of signing newly acquired Sean Monahan to a contract extension.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Reporter: “In your most up-to-date trades, you already know, whether or not it was for Nino Niederreiter or Vlad Namestnikov, there was a match that labored past that season. Is, is it too early for that, Kevin or is that one thing that additionally factored into this in addition to the necessity?”
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Cheveldayoff: “Nicely, you already know, clearly, you already know, once more, it’s very early, you already know, from that standpoint. We’ve received you already know, our full focus is on the right here and now and and, you already know, that’s, that’s a very powerful factor is getting Sean and getting him settled. Getting his, his spouse in, getting her settled. You understand, he’s a part of our household and he’s going to, you already know, he’s going to really feel that in a short time right here. So, you already know, we’re simply excited that we’ve the chance to return out of the break, you already know, with, with him in our lineup and lots of hockey forward of him.”
Reporter: “Was the potential contract extension, any a part of your conversations with, with the Monahan camp or is it one thing that you’d depart till the tip of this season?”
Cheveldayoff: “You understand, it al simply, you already know, unfolded right here , so I haven’t actually had any conversations or something like that. However, you already know, once more, it does return and I talked to, you already know, to his agent, and I talked to Sean right here as properly.
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You understand, and I expressed how, you already know, the way it was good to see you already know, how properly he rehabbed and got here again from, from the scenario you already know, that he did and it stated loads about him and his character.”