Sportsnet: Jeff Marek and Greg Wyshynski on The Jeff Marek Show – MvsW: A Record That Will Never Be Broken? talk about which staff may flip issues round faster in the event that they gained the draft lottery and have been capable of choose Connor Bedard.
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Wyshynski: “What team do you think is closest to winning if they get Bedard?”
Marek: “That is a great one.”
Wyshynski: “Who do you suppose is probably the most arrange for that proper now?
There’s part of me. Montreal positively. Detroit’s within the dialog. Vancouver clearly.”
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Marek: “Listen, you understand what, I believe Philadelphia. Philadelphia can flip this factor round fast, however I’m factoring in trades. When you think about trades I believe Philadelphia.
Wyshynski: “Ya, no, no, without question.”
Marek: “Honestly, I believe Philly trigger when you concentrate on what they’ll do with both (Ivan) Provorov or (Travis) Konecny or (Kevin) Hayes and what they will get in trade, plus their very own draft place, plus the emergence of Morgan Frost and (Tyson) Foerster and Sammy Ersson. They decide on Carter Hart.
I do know that Philadelphia’s rebuilding right here but when (GM Daniel) Briere can pull off the fitting strikes, and for those who can add a Connor Bedard. I believe possibly my reply’s Philly. I believe it’s.”
Wyshynski: “What if you add Bedard to a team that has Patrik Laine, Johnny Gaudreau and Zach Werenski on it? ”
Marek: “I still don’t know about that mix.”
Wyshynski: “What if you add Connor Bedard to a team that has Logan Couture, Tomas Hertl and Erik Karlsson on it?”
Marek: “That’s the opposite one. You bought plenty of vets with San Jose.
Wyshynski: “Fun thought experiment.”
Marek: “That is a superb thought experiment. That is likely to be the one to as a result of I don’t suppose San Jose is seeking to rebuild in any respect. I don’t suppose they’re on the lookout for picks and futures. No, no, no, no. They’re calling Edmonton and saying, ‘you want to send Draisailt our way?’
Wyshynski: “They are me frantically playing the Mega Millions in the hopes that I could just cut the line.”