Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Jeff Marek on the 32 Ideas: The Podcast – Loser Considering episode on the newest on pending unrestricted free agent Jake Guentzel.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Marek: “What’s the newest with Jake Guentzel?”
Friedman: “So it appears like he’s out there for a mid-round decide. I imagine Carolina’s let all people know that if you wish to commerce for his rights for the prospect to signal him that, that it’s attainable for a, for a mid-round decide.”
Marek: “Numerous groups lined up on that one?”
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Friedman: “I’m certain there’s a ton of curiosity. I imply, you’ve simply received to know, you realize, do you assume you’re gonna get him.
It’s, so, in your present the opposite day and on my NHL Community hit on Wednesday, we talked about our theories and Scott Laughlin requested me for a wild principle in and I stated Chicago. And I do assume there’s one thing to that now. You stated San Jose.”
Marek: “Yeah, as a result of they …”
Friedman: “Perhaps in the event that they signal Guentzel …”
Marek: “… they should …”
Friedman: “They gained’t be to scared to go to the NHL.”
Marek: “They should shield their property as an alternative of simply throwing them prefer to the wolves such as you would do as a common supervisor of the San Jose Sharks.”
Somebody stated to me, like, Why do you guys hate Jake Guentzel a lot? You don’t need him to ever win once more? I type of received a very good chuckle out of that. ”
Marek: “Each groups will flip it round.”
Friedman: “By the point, sure. Critically? Yeah, I type of gotta get a very good chuckle out of that.
I did have a few folks say to me, San Jose is a good distance away nonetheless. In terms of Chicago, they had been like, in the beginning, they’re like, then somebody stated to me, Chicago began to make noises like they’d like to maneuver issues alongside a little bit bit right here.”
Marek: “I can see that.”
Friedman: “So I don’t know.”
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Marek: “They’re attending to their, a prime participant in a pair weeks right here.”
Friedman: And I don’t assume it’s inconceivable that Chicago was contemplating this. Let’s put it that manner. We’ll see. We’ll see the place all of it goes. However I don’t assume it’s inconceivable. We’ll see the way it all finally ends up however he’s out there.”