Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on the Jeff Marek Present on what the Toronto Maple Leafs might be considering heading into their break, goaltender Ilya Samsonov and pending free agent defenseman Simon Benoit.
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Marek: “What in regards to the Maple Leafs? They’re on a pause as nicely. Taking two video games from the Winnipeg Jets. I do know Jet’s followers could also be miffed about a few issues however then once more, I believe Maple Leafs followers would should be miffed in regards to the Tyler Bertuzzi non-goal with goalie interference of William Nylander.
However you’re Brad Treliving, what do you assume now on the Maple Leafs break?
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Friedman: “Effectively, I nonetheless like, the one factor I believe they really feel is that they really feel that their workforce confirmed a whole lot of guts like this this previous week or so. They received back-to-back wins over Winnipeg. , the Wednesday recreation was was sort of a boring recreation and never simply because I used to be on tv as a part of the protection of it. It was, it was, it was simply not a very eventful recreation and there was a whole lot of eventful stuff that occurred on Saturday they usually received.
, I’ll say this. if, if this continues with Samsonov, it’s an enormous victory for the group. And it’s an enormous victory for for Curtis Sanford and Hannu Tolvanen. Like that’s, like these two guys if this, if this continues with him, these two guys may need saved their season.
So, So I believe proper now they’re feeling a bit of higher about issues. I nonetheless assume as you recognize, I despatched him a Pod as we speak, they’re attempting to determine what defenseman they will add. I believe they’re nonetheless considering. However the different factor I’d be doing if I used to be Toronto is, I’d be attempting to say like, what’s it going to, what’s it gonna take to re-sign Simon Benoit?
Like that’s a man, his match has been actually good on and off the ice. Like, you recognize, he’s scored the rating the empty netter, that you just noticed the response when he scored and he’s performed very well in that position. And it’s very clear, that the movies typically, just like the one now that each one the Leafs followers know the place you recognize like he doesn’t rating a whole lot of targets however I’m blissful to go after guys for you.
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Like he’s been a, he’s been an amazing cultural match for them to. And that’s one factor I’d be taking a look at if I used to be Toronto, like, what’s it going to value to lock this man up for a number of years?
