Inside versus exterior offseason for the Montreal Canadiens
TSN: Montreal Canadiens GM Kent Hughes when requested about remaining calm and never making many exterior strikes this offseason.
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Laura Diakun: “I do know you’ve had a profitable offseason. You understand, most of it with, inside proper? It’s the contract extensions that you simply spoke about. It’s the draft. Probably not free company. Probably not making trades.
Has it been troublesome to type of hold to that path the place you don’t wish to promote the farm for the long run, you wish to type of have this confidence within the guys that you’ve got within the system already?
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Hughes: “Yeah. I imply, that’s the problem that we’re going to confront as we transfer to this subsequent section of what we’re attempting to construct in Montreal. Is that we may make strikes that will make us a greater staff tomorrow, however we have to be apprehensive in regards to the day after and the day after as properly. And the way will we proceed to maneuver the ship ahead with out blocking these younger gamers that we’re drafting and hoping are going to be an enormous a part of what we’re after we’re able to compete for Stanley Cups.”
Uncertainty stays for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Jani Hakanpaa
TSN: Chris Johnston on Jani Hakanpaa and his future with the Toronto Maple Leafs, if there’s one.
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Mark Masters: “So the core 4 forwards stay in Toronto going into this subsequent season, however there was a major personnel shake-up on the blue line for the Leafs.
Chris Tanev is available in, Oliver Ekman-Larsson is available in, and we thought Jani Hakanpaa was coming in. In reality, Treliving talked about him by identify on July 1st, however we haven’t seen a contract registered. What’s happening?”
Johnston: “Properly, they’re nonetheless working by his well being scenario. Jani Hakanpaa completed final season with a major knee damage. Clearly, on this time since, you already know, he and the Leafs have interaction in discussions a couple of contract.
There’s been an opportunity to get a have a look at some medical info. He feels as if he can play. And I believe the leafs and their medical doctors, in all probability extra importantly than a entrance workplace, need to be snug that that’s certainly the case. That health-wise, it is sensible to do that.
And so Brad Treliving was requested about it particularly after this ceremony, and he stated, ‘Look, this isn’t the day to speak about it, however he hopes might be some readability quickly.’
- Terry Koshan: Treliving on Hakanpaa: “Working by that. At this time we’re coping with this, however we’ll get to that hopefully sooner somewhat than later.”
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And so, I believe actually, that’s the place it stands is each side try to get snug with the well being scenario. Can the Leafs transfer ahead, and signal that contract? And we simply need to see the place that finally ends up.”