Some have instructed the Montreal Canadiens are the front-runners for Patrik Laine, however do they actually have that a lot curiosity in him?
The Sick Podcast with Tony Marinaro: Eric Engels when requested about Columbus Blue Jackets ahead Patrik Laine and if the Montreal Canadiens would have any curiosity in Laine.
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Marinaro: “Do you imagine that there’s any sort of curiosity from the Canadians in direction of Patrik Laine?”
Engels: “I’d say it’s fairly minimal. You recognize, I’ve clearly poked round on this. I’m sort of laughing as a result of, like, you already know, Twitter has this new ‘for you’ function that, sadly, places you in that field instantly earlier than it’s a must to go to the folks you’re following.
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And, you already know, stuff that’s been pushed to me during the last couple months, or at the very least couple weeks, really, intensely, is, you already know, a pair folks saying, you already know, the Canadians are entrance runners for Patrik Laine.
And it’s identical to, I’m sitting again laughing as a result of I’m probably not working proper now. I’m not gonna, not gonna go after that, however on the finish of the day, like, let’s be actual about this example. Patrick Laine is in the marketplace for a cause. It’s not simply due to the Gamers Help Program, which he’s come out of and now groups have the chance to talk to him, communicate to his agent, discover out the place he’s at, mentally, bodily.
His play on the ice, except for, you already know, placing up good purpose numbers, which clearly, have diminished during the last couple years, it simply has been missing in numerous departments. He desires a brand new begin. I might perceive that.
Would he be keen to just accept it anyplace? We’ll discover out. He’s bought a 9 or 10-team, no-trade clause in his contract.
So far as Montreal is anxious, I ponder, would he need to soar out of the Gamers Help Program and into such a highlight? I don’t know. It depends upon what number of groups are keen to provide him a chance. And I don’t know that the Montreal Canadiens are considered one of them. They really feel they’ve a particularly wholesome room. Whether or not or not they’d need to incorporate any individual like him, and what he’s coming with into it at this juncture of their growth, is a query.
I perceive lots of people take a look at it and say, ‘Okay, right here’s the potential of the participant, and the Canadians want scoring.’ However he additionally comes with the $8.7 million cap cost and a $9.1 million precise wage.
And if the Canadians have been to even think about taking up the complete weight of that, which they might do primarily based on their cap state of affairs, you’ll suppose that will be coming, should you see the way in which Kent Hughes has been working for the previous few years, with a price to Columbus, not a profit.
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I don’t suppose they’re providing up every kind of packages to get him and main the race, quote, unquote.”
