102.5 The Recreation Youtube: Elliotte Friedman when requested concerning the Nashville Predators probabilities of buying and selling Juuse Saros, how the chances have modified, has the asking value modified, and is it prospects Yaroslav Askarov’s time.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Caroline Fenton: “All proper, Elliotte Friedman is with us. Final one from me, Elliotte, you realize, I’ve seen a bunch of mock trades by a few of your colleagues over at Sportsnet. This one is by Ryan Dixon (can learn right here), a possible commerce between New Jersey and the Predators.
So New Jersey would get Jusse Saros and Alexandre Service (50 p.c wage retained). To Nashville ahead Dawson Mercer, and defenseman Seamus Casey. A few goalies and the veteran expiring contracts, Vitek Vanecek and Akira Schmid, after which additionally a 2025 first-round decide, prime 5 projected first-round decide from New Jersey.
Your preliminary ideas on the on the mock commerce?”
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Derrick Mason: “Good, good job with the names.”
Friedman: “Sorry, what’s that?”
Mason: “I used to be telling Caroline good job with the names. I prefer it.”
Friedman: “Very, excellent Caroline. , I gotta let you know, if that was on the desk, I feel Nashville would really like that. Like that Dawson Mercer child, he’s actually proficient, actually proficient. He hasn’t had a terrific yr, however that occurs typically. He’s a very, actually proficient participant and he has excessive respect across the league.
Like I feel in the event you, if the Predators made a deal, and that was the type of child they obtained again, that they might be very, very glad about that.
Now, I’ll say this. I consider that, like a few of the groups have been coping with the Devils on different points have requested about Mercer and I consider they’ve been instructed no. So however you by no means know what can occur, proper? I do know. He’s a participant that Devils worth. If he was on the desk, I feel that will excite the Predators quite a bit.
, Casey, I haven’t seen him quite a bit. However I’ve heard good issues. However once more, like I don’t watch the, like Ryan, who wrote that, Ryan Dixon, he actually watches the prospects much more than I do. I’ve sufficient to do on the NHL degree, however I do know he’s a very proficient child.
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So however I’ll say this, if Mercer was obtainable, there can be groups who would drive to New Jersey to go decide them up. So if in some world that deal occurred, I feel the predators can be very proud of that. And their followers would finally be proud of that too, as a result of Mercer is an actual proficient younger child.
Fenton: “Fascinating. Fascinating.”
Friedman’s section on the above begins at 2:22:00 and extra Saros talks at 2:02:45
