Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Jeff Marek on the 32 Ideas: The Podcast – They Actually Did It episode on the New Jersey Devils want so as to add some veterans to their blue line, and Dawson Mercer hypothesis within the Jacob Markstrom commerce talks.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Marek: “I advised spoke to Tom Fitzgerald on the, on the radio present a few days in the past and requested him about (Jacob) Markstrom clearly and the character of the New Jersey Devils blue line. Attempting to make the purpose that you understand, having a goaltender is barely a part of it right here. You continue to must do one thing with the blue line and he mentioned like ‘yeah, we nonetheless want, we nonetheless want veteran guys again there.’
And you understand, you understand, the a few of the accidents to the again finish Dougie Hamilton, Jonas Siegenthaler, that opened the door for Simon Nemec, and many others. However he mentioned like, look, we nonetheless must have extra expertise again there.
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So I don’t suppose that is, I don’t suppose the New Jersey Devils are closed for enterprise in any respect, Elliotte. I nonetheless suppose that they’re, I nonetheless suppose they’re on the market wanting. I believe lots of people …”
Friedman: “I believe they’re one of many groups in on (Brett) Pesce.”
Marek: “Wouldn’t shock me in any respect. I believe lots of people to your earlier level in regards to the deal, appears a little bit bit mild.
I believed Flames followers have been occupied with an Alexander Holtz or perhaps a Dawson Mercer, most of these gamers.”
Friedman: “I heard the Mercer rumors and I mentioned, wish to me if Mercer’s in that deal, in case you’re Calgary, you run to the fax machine and get that performed.”
Marek: “Fax machine?”
Friedman: “Don’t go …”
Marek: “What yr is that this?”
Friedman: “Don’t move go, don’t acquire $200, you run, you run to the to no matter you need to do to face it and also you signal it.
You recognize, however I to me, who is aware of. Like I requested and other people mentioned Mercer was by no means in it and or perhaps they requested about it, however prefer it wasn’t, he wasn’t within the deal. Prefer it, to me, it was simply if New Jersey was eager to commerce Dawson Mercer for Jacob Markstrom, in case you’re Calgary, you, you, you don’t let Fitzgerald off the telephone. Like that one at all times appeared bizarre to me.
You recognize, I’m wondering is it …”
Marek: “Until it was a part of a much bigger deal. That’s what I at all times come again to. Like I’m wondering about, going again to final yr, like if Noah Hanifin was a part of one thing, then we’re getting larger names. That’s ..”
Friedman: “Yeah, okay. Okay. Yeah, I don’t suppose it’s like a one-for-one like that, is what I used to be, that’s a good level. However wish to me, I might surprise if Calgary thought larger of Bahl than Holtz. We don’t know the reply to that however …”
Marek: “For what they want, massive defenseman that may defend.”
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Friedman: “It’s not unattainable to me. I don’t know. I need folks to, I need to stress that, I don’t learn about many issues. I don’t learn about this, nevertheless it’s not unattainable to me hat Calgary thought larger of Bahl than Holtz.”
Some rumours swirling round Brett Pesce doubtlessly signing with NJ in free company… two-way top-four righty who defends the push effectively, kills penalties, and shuts down passing lanes. #NJDevils pic.twitter.com/ve8ppWPUow
— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) June 24, 2024
