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Dubas on what he’s searching for in gamers
Pittsburgh Penguins: President of hockey operations, Kyle Dubas, on what he’s searching in gamers: “Sully and I had a really quick conversation on this. The leading end of the forward group is really, great…
Do we require another piece there to put us over the top? Then it’s what kinds of gamers do we desire in the bottom half of our lineup that can provide the video game to those leading gamers in the manner in which we desire? And then on defense, it’s going to be going through and seeing what we require and if a few of the more youthful gamers can step up. That’s how I see it over the next couple weeks.”
The Canucks and Elias Pettersson‘s camp will satisfy in the next couple of months
Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic: The Vancouver Canucks and Elias Pettersson, 1 year left on his agreement, will satisfy in the next couple of months to go over an agreement extension according to his representative JP Barry. He’s eligible for an agreement extension after July 1st.
“I believe we’re going to view that market for (RFA) gamers who are currently out there a bit this summertime. But I believe in the talks that we’ve had (with the Canucks), they do wish to get together at some point this summertime or early fall a minimum of — in the next couple of months — to attempt and speak about the future.
“We’ve stayed in contact. Elias is thinking about it. I think it’s going to happen, we’re going to sit down this summer. We’re going to talk about staying there long term. That is the plan right now.”
Flames GM will consult with Mikael Backlund prior to he heads back to Sweden
Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic: JP Barry, the representative for Calgary Flames forward Mikael Backlund stated that brand-new GM Craig Conroy has actually currently connected to . Backlund has a year left on his agreement. Barry stated that Backlund will speak to Conroy prior to he heads back to Sweden.
“He’s been a Calgary Flame his entire life, however he requires to speak with the GM about what the future is. There’s a much shorter window now. Like any gamer, he wishes to win, and he has actually not gone truly deep in the playoffs or challenged for a Stanley Cup.
It is truly is something he wishes to do, so they’re going to need to have an actually excellent talk.”
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