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PHR Chat With Gavin Lee: 11/09/17
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Gavin Lee
5:43
Hey folks. There isn't much going on right now in the hockey world, so let's start a bit early this week.
I'll let some questions roll in, and then get going in a few minutes.
Doc Halladay
5:52
With Turris and more specifically Duchene(and Shipachyov to a degree) off the market, who’s the next disgruntled player to be moved?
Gavin Lee
5:53
Disgruntled? Hard to say. Players so rarely speak out against their teams.
5:54
But there are some situations to keep an eye on. Obviously Galchenyuk (your team, I believe), Detroit with Mrazek/Green/Tatar, and Edmonton with a frustrated entire team.
5:55
The Rangers were all over the rumor mill for a while, but their recent streak has seemed to make that go away.
Tyson Barrie
5:55
Now that Matt Duchene is traded. The Avs have Girard and Makar  in the pipeline. Should I be worried about my furm
Gavin Lee
5:56
I'm not exactly sure what furm means...so I'll imagine you wrote future.
5:57
I would be a bit worried if I were Barrie. Even though he's definitely one of Sakic's "guys", he's still a valuable asset for a team that now has two players who could step into his role.
I'm not sold it would happen mid-season barring a big package being thrown at them, but if Makar leaves school there could be a market for Barrie this summer.
Doc Halladay
5:58
Yep 100% Habs fan lol what do you think of McPhee’s pretty blunt comments about Shipachyov today? Some pretty strong conclusions from an extremely small sample size in my eyes
Gavin Lee
5:58
They were quite blunt weren't they.
I believe there's more to that story than just the three games we saw.
5:59
He simply wasn't bad enough in those three to warrant that kind of reaction, calling him the worst center on the team and such.
I can only imagine there was a clash in work ethic outside of the game situations, or some sort of privileged role that Shipachyov expected.
I don't think we'll ever really get the whole story..even if the next few weeks are filled with 'reports' out of Russia.
6:00
Something I wanted to bring up in here, that I wrote about in the article today.
What happens with Nikita Gusev now?
6:01
His contract expires in a couple of years in the KHL, and the Golden Knights took his rights for a reason.
But how can you possibly negotiate with him now?
Especially if Shipachyov goes back to SKA and plays with him.
What a mess.
Doc Halladay
6:03
My guess, this entire situation takes Vegas out of the running for a lot of potential Euro FA and affects potential draft picks too.
Gavin Lee
6:03
That's another good point, the draft picks.
I don't think this sours the whole organization for everyone, but surely the PR from it isn't going to help.
Flyers fan
6:04
Will the flyers trade a d man this year if so who do you think they will trade
Gavin Lee
6:04
I know most Flyers fans hope I'll say Andrew MacDonald..but I won't
Brandon Manning is the easy choice if they're falling out of it.
6:05
UFA at the end of the year, plays Morin's side, cheap and effective.
Kyle
6:06
With all the ducks injuries do they make a trade or just try to hang on till they are fully healthy
Gavin Lee
6:06
They're definitely out there looking.
6:07
Though no one has officially made the connection, you have to make the assumption that they were one of the teams that had a deal with Vegas for Shipachyov.
(He turned down the idea of being traded)
I don't think they have any idea of giving up on this year.
6:08
It's just tough when they have no cap room.
Kyle
6:10
Yeah it would definitely seem there would have to be a person going out to make it under the cap
Gavin Lee
6:10
Which is a lot tougher without Theodore in the pipeline.
DeadeyeFM
6:11
Say the Leafs trade Marner for a d-man. Who could they reasonably get for Marner and maybe a prospect?
Gavin Lee
6:11
I think there are about five or six defensemen in the whole league the Maple Leafs would trade Mitch Marner for.
And none of them are available.
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