Will the Tampa Bay Lightning be occupied with re-signing Anthony Duclair?
Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Jeff Marek on the 32 Ideas: The Podcast – Porky Palmer Eclipsed This Podcast episode – on Tampa Bay Lightning pending UFA ahead Anthony Duclair. Will the Lightning attempt to re-sign him? He’d be a slot in rather a lot locations.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Friedman: “Duclair, I, I’m very curious to see if Tampa’s gonna signal him. He’s been a very nice match there.”
Marek: “Positive has. I actually, I see, I see that man’s a slot in so many locations. Don’t you? Like, don’t you take a look at Anthony Duclair, and this man can match in every single place.
Friedman: “Sure.”
Marek: “Like with that talent set and that velocity and that means to get zone shortly and push again protection. Oh, yeah. Nearly each crew.”
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“What’s fascinating is Davidson is prepared to slip into a special function if an ideal candidate is obtainable sooner or later, regardless that he needs to remain in hockey operations.
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“Government director Marty Walsh and the remainder of the NHLPA are presently assembly with participant brokers across the NHL. They’ve bought conferences this week in New York, Los Angeles, and so they’ll wrap it up with a gathering subsequent Tuesday in Toronto.
For the expiration of the CBA, what the sport plan within the negotiation with the NHL goes to be is a major factor on the agenda.”
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