Will Matthew Ness choose bridge or poker?
TSN: Darren Dreger on the Toronto Maple Trees and RFA's pending Matthew Knies and whether this could be a transitional deal or a long-term deal.
** Transcribed by NHLRumors.com
“Nice is different again. He's different and we're seeing teams take a hard line with restricted free agents. Matthew Ness is going to get paid. His next deal will likely be based on comparisons across the league. Be a bridge, and when Toronto has to pay him more than that bridge, they're going to have to find a way to pay him.
Because of his trajectory and the way he's developed to where he is now, I think we can all see that Matthew Nurse is, if he's not, if he's not already a star in the NHL right now, he's going to be close to stardom.
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Brock Boeser could cost Canucks at least $7.75 million
Jonny Lazarus: Irfan Gaffar talks about how he thinks the Vancouver Canucks will handle pending UFA forward Brock Boeser.
** Transcribed by NHLRumors.com
Lazarus: “Well, I wanted to ask about Boeser, too. We talked about Pettersson and Miller being traded, and I'm sorry if we keep you here, but Boeser will be wearing the Canucks after the deadline this year. Team uniform? For example, what happened?
With him?
Ghaffar: “Do I think they're going to trade him? No, I think they want to work out some issues there. I think they really like the relationship and the combination they have with him and JT Miller, and then they also have E. Lias Patterson and Jake DeBrusk, like, that's how they pencil it.
But it will cost you. For example, if you were the Vancouver Canucks, what would you be happy with? You're not willing to pay Elias Lindholm, do you know what he wants? Obviously, he's a little older than Brock Boeser. But if the Canucks want to keep Boeser, it will cost them at least $7.75.
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Lazarus: “It's a gamble though, because if you lose him for nothing.”
Ghaffar: “That's why I think they're going to accomplish something like this, that's why I think they're going to accomplish something like this.”
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