Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas on the 32 Ideas: The Podcast – Couple Golf equipment Attain Their Tipping Level episode, on the Boston Bruins pending UFA ahead Trent Frederic.
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Friedman: “You recognize, Trent Frederic, that is the factor I’m at all times cautious about. Like I marked up one factor in Boston already. So, you understand, I’m I, I don’t like doing that, and so that you at all times attempt to be extra cautious. You recognize, I stated earlier on, Marchand was getting near a three-year deal, and that clearly hasn’t occurred.”
However, you understand, Frederic, it will depend on who you speak to. You recognize, there are undoubtedly some groups on the market that really feel that the Bruins and Frederic received’t be capable to get a deal carried out.
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However I used to be actually warned about saying that, as a result of, as I stated on the air on Saturday evening, there’s no deadline proper now. The true deadline in all probability isn’t till the commerce deadline, and issues can change between right here and there. Conditions change. Individuals, you understand, the individuals speak a tricky sport, perhaps a bit bit sooner, however that’s while you actually need to decide.
And generally individuals say, You recognize what, form of joyful right here. Or perhaps, No, I’m okay with my resolution. However there’s a, there’s uncertainty about whether or not or not the Bruins are literally going to have the ability to get Frederic carried out.
Like one of many issues that Don Sweeney stated, for those who return to that starting of the yr media convention, the one with the place they talked concerning the Swayman supply that made such enormous information, was he stated, we began speaking to our different free brokers.
And so we all know they have been speaking to Marchand, it hasn’t occurred but. And we knew they have been speaking to Frederic, and it hasn’t occurred but. So there’s a bit little bit of uncertainty.
And he’s the form of participant that playoff groups are going to need. They’re actually going to desire a man like that. He’s, he’s a great teammate. He’s aggressive. I do know in Winnipeg, they weren’t pleased with him final week, and to be trustworthy, I wasn’t loopy about that both. However typically, he’s a highly regarded teammate and a prepared combatant.
And so I feel there’s a number of curiosity in him. And, you understand, I had one, after I reported that on Saturday evening, somebody known as me on Sunday and stated, ‘Return and take a look at his finest sport of the yr. He had two objectives within the sport towards the Blues.’ And he’s a St Louis man. His household are St Louis individuals. Very nice individuals. I met them through the Stanley Cup ultimate in 2019. And so, like, there’s lots of people form of questioning if that’s what’s in his future.
However, you understand, there’s a number of time between from time to time, and we’ll see the place it goes. However regardless of the Bruins intentions are right here, they’re getting a number of calls about him.”
Bukauskas: “Gotcha, yeah, and I can see it, I imply, and he additionally does scream Bruin.”
Friedman: “Yeah, he positive does.”
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Bukauskas: “Bought the St Louis ties, which completely is smart. And enterprise comes into play in some unspecified time in the future too. However as you like to say, like that man’s a Bruin.”
Friedman: “Screams Bruin.”
Friedman: “Screams Bruin.”
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