Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman’s Saturday Headlines on how he doesn’t assume Patrick Kane will find yourself with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Edmonton Oilers are monitoring the goaltender market, and what number of groups for the 2025 World Cup of Hockey.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
“All proper, let’s transfer to Toronto. The Maple Leafs have their second recreation towards Sweden, in Sweden, not towards Sweden. However in Sweden on, on Sunday morning towards Minnesota. After they get house there’s a few issues they’re going to must cope with.
To begin with, John Klingberg, he sadly couldn’t play as badly as he needed to. So I feel that’s a scenario about the place they’re going to determine the place he’s going.
Additionally, with all of the noise this week and all of the sort of craziness round Patrick Kane, I do imagine a dialog with him both has occurred or is on the radar. They don’t seem to be commenting they’re radio sound about this. I don’t count on Patrick Kane to be a Maple Leaf. I simply assume that they needed to speak with him and discuss to them. I feel he’ll type it out over the subsequent few days. However on the finish of the day I do assume there was not less than a dialog or scheduled dialog with Toronto. I nonetheless assume they’re extra although, on checking out their again finish.
In the meantime, Edmonton misplaced afternoon after three wins in a row. The Oilers do proceed to take a look at the goaltender market. Various groups have been in Montreal so, that Edmonton was there all three of Montreal’s goaltenders.
I don’t imagine there’s something imminent there. I simply assume it’s the oldest persevering with to do their due diligence. They’re decided to not make a panic commerce that they’ll remorse. However there’s no query that with each loss just like the one they’d this afternoon, the main target continues extra on them.
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And eventually, whereas the NHL was abroad, there was discuss in regards to the World Cup of Hockey in February 2025. I feel one of many massive choices that also needs to be made is what number of groups will take part. We’re not we’re not going to see Russia there. So is it going to be 4 groups or six? I feel that’s one of many ultimate issues that needs to be decided.”
