102.5 The Sport Youtube: Elliotte Friedman when requested in regards to the Nashville Predators probabilities of buying and selling Juuse Saros, how the chances have modified, has the asking worth modified, and is it prospects Yaroslav Askarov’s time.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Caroline Fenton: “All proper, Elliotte Friedman is with us. Final one from me, Elliotte, you recognize, I’ve seen a bunch of mock trades by a few of your colleagues over at Sportsnet. This one is by Ryan Dixon (can learn right here), a possible commerce between New Jersey and the Predators.
So New Jersey would get Jusse Saros and Alexandre Provider (50 % wage retained). To Nashville ahead Dawson Mercer, and defenseman Seamus Casey. A few goalies and the veteran expiring contracts, Vitek Vanecek and Akira Schmid, after which additionally a 2025 first-round choose, high 5 projected first-round choose from New Jersey.
Your preliminary ideas on the on the mock commerce?”
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Derrick Mason: “Good, good job with the names.”
Friedman: “Sorry, what’s that?”
Mason: “I used to be telling Caroline good job with the names. I prefer it.”
Friedman: “Very, excellent Caroline. You realize, I gotta inform you, if that was on the desk, I believe Nashville would love that. Like that Dawson Mercer child, he’s actually proficient, actually proficient. He hasn’t had an amazing 12 months, however that occurs typically. He’s a very, actually proficient participant and he has excessive respect across the league.
Like I believe should you, if the Predators made a deal, and that was the type of child they bought again, that they might be very, very pleased about that.
Now, I’ll say this. I imagine that, like among the groups have been coping with the Devils on different points have requested about Mercer and I imagine they’ve been instructed no. So however you by no means know what can occur, proper? I do know. He’s a participant that Devils worth. If he was on the desk, I believe that may excite the Predators so much.
You realize, Casey, I haven’t seen him so much. However I’ve heard good issues. However once more, like I don’t watch the, like Ryan, who wrote that, Ryan Dixon, he actually watches the prospects much more than I do. I’ve sufficient to do on the NHL stage, however I do know he’s a very proficient child.
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So however I’ll say this, if Mercer was obtainable, there can be groups who would drive to New Jersey to go choose them up. So if in some world that deal occurred, I believe the predators can be very pleased with that. And their followers would ultimately be pleased with that too, as a result of Mercer is an actual proficient younger child.
Fenton: “Attention-grabbing. Attention-grabbing.”
Friedman’s phase on the above begins at 2:22:00 and extra Saros talks at 2:02:45