Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Jeff Marek on the 32 Ideas: The Podcast – The Satan Is within the Particulars episode on what the long run holds for Calgary Flames defenseman Noah Hanifin.
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Marek: “What’s occurring with Noah Hanifin? That is gonna flip into, like Lindholm watch is now become Hanifin watch.”
Friedman: “As a result of Hanifin solely not too long ago did it turn out to be clear he was going to be on the market. Calgary hadn’t given up the hope of signing him. Now the market is de facto going for him.
And I feel Toronto’s choice is a right-hand shot, however they have been serious about him. Nonetheless, I don’t suppose he’s going to increase there. I feel he’s going into the States.
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So I feel a bunch of those groups down right here are attempting to determine, who does he need to lengthen with? There’s been a number of rumors about Tampa. I simply don’t suppose Tampa could make the commerce. I, I don’t see it. Like we haven’t taking a look at their prospect base, are they going to commerce Isaac Howard?”
Marek: “Essentially the most trendy participant within the draft Elliotte.”
Friedman: “Sure, it’s the, he, he’s Deb, Deb Berman our stylus favourite hockey participant. I don’t know…”
Marek: “The white belt was the very best.”
Friedman: “I don’t know that I see that. Like I don’t see that. You already know, I used to be wanting up and down their roster. Like does Erik Cernak make any sense? Like, I don’t know. Like, like, I simply don’t see what the deal is for Tampa Bay that they’re gonna have the ability to make with Calgary right here.
So, like, that’s the most important drawback I’ve with the Lightning. Do I feel Hanifin would go there? Sure. Do I feel Tampa is ? Sure. What’s the commerce? That’s the one factor I don’t see right here, is what’s the commerce? In order that’s primary. Now in the event that they get him signed perhaps Tampa simply steps up and does one thing that we’re not anticipating. However it’s important to persuade me what the commerce is.
So I feel the groups type of are Boston. And I’ve one one who’s maintain sending me DMs and he says, how come you say effectively, Toronto can’t do issues or Tampa can’t do issues ian Boston and Florida can? And I’m gonna simply repeat what I mentioned final time, I feel there’s, I feel Boston and Florida have gamers not picks, as a result of they don’t have picks, however they’ve gamers they might transfer in the event that they select to. That may get them items.
So once more, what’s Boston prepared to do if they need Hanifin. And he’ll lengthen there I feel. I don’t know in regards to the Devils. I’m certain they’re , I simply don’t know what Hanifin is is there.
The one group I’m wondering about is Florida. Now. Florida has a number of issues that they should cope with. There’s (Sam) Reinhart. There’s (Brandon) Montour. There’s (Gustav) Forsling. And, you recognize, Montour and Reinhart get a number of the eye. Don’t underestimate how necessary Forsling is to that group too. That may be a actually good participant. However I’m wondering both method …”
Marek: “You noticed that, by the way in which firstly of the season, once they had Montour out and Aaron Ekblad out, who was the stud on that blue line, Gustav Forsling.”
Friedman: “and (Oliver) Ekman-Larson was actually good to, actually good. However Forsling is, is a good participant. I’m with you. I feel he’s he’s a heck of a participant.
However the one factor there’s if, if Hanifin is serious about signing an extension in Florida, you recognize, like what does Florida suppose that? You know the way, like that’s, that’s one scenario I do know there’s a pair folks type of questioning.
So once you discuss like him as a, as a non-rental as an extension participant. There’s Tampa, however what’s the commerce? There’s Boston. There’s Jersey and there’s Florida. I feel, I’m and I at all times assume I’m lacking somebody. Like I mentioned, I,I feel Toronto though they like a righty would have been however he’s not signing there. And there’s little question in my thoughts, I’m lacking one thing. I at all times know there are situations I’m not seeing.
However these are the sorts of the 4 groups everybody’s taking a look at. You already know, I feel the opposite factor too, and I mentioned this on Monday’s pod I’ll say it once more. Like, you recognize (Anton) Lundell I’ve heard his title on the market a little bit bit. I can’t think about that one thing actually the Panthers would need to do but when it was doable, was doable, you recognize, that type of participant is true up Calgary’s wheelhouse. So these are the sorts of conditions that I feel we’re all taking a look at right here.”
Marek: “You already know what, let me throw and once more, like in the event that they have been within the combine, issues can be lots totally different. I at all times puzzled if Noah Hanifin bought to market, how a lot Buffalo would have an interest? Yeah, it’s moot now. However that might be that might be the one group that I might take a look at and say you recognize, if Buffalo have been within the combine and in a playoff spot right here, that might be the group I’d be, one of many groups I’d be taking a look at as effectively for Noah Hanifin.”
Friedman: “Yeah, you recognize what? That, that’s one other one too. You already know, they’ve bought a number of guys signed already.”
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Marek: “Properly, that’s simply it. Yeah, like they’re they’re a full up store. Like we’ll see what occurs once they strip down a little bit bit within the offseason. However I’ve at all times puzzled about, I imply, going even going again to final summer time, when the Buffalo Sabres have been you recognize, deciding on which new gamers to usher in and what to do with their blue line. Form of puzzled, I’m wondering if there’s a match there between Noah Hanifin and the Buffalo Sabres.”
Friedman: “That’s a very good name. That’s a very good name.”
