NHL Rumors: Groups Will Be Retaining an Eye on the Florida Panthers Pending UFA Sam Bennett

Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas on 32 Ideas: The Podcast – Driving a Flat Line as A lot as You Can episode, on Florida Panthers pending UFA ahead Sam Bennett, and the way different groups can be paying consideration.

** NHLRumors.com transcriptions

Bukauskas: “A part of the Saturday Headlines this previous week, you and Ron mentioned Sam Bennett. Negotiations have begun with the Florida Panthers. Wasn’t a lot to report on Saturday. Something additional to the file there?”

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Friedman: “Couple issues. I feel there are numerous groups watching this one. The way in which that this one type of ended up on my lap was simply in making, like all of us knew that after they obtained (Carter) Verhaeghe performed, finally they have been going to show to Bennett and (Aaron) Ekblad.  However the way in which this sort of ended up on my lap is, I feel there are groups on the market who’re attempting to find out what the chance of Sam Bennett hitting the market.

Like once more, we talked about Nashville, and I nonetheless can’t consider what’s occurring there, however we talked about Nashville and the way they type of want that second-line middle and that’s one of many hardest positions in hockey to seek out. Like a top-two middle or a stud D.

And you understand, Sam Bennett, he’s the type of man. I’m not speaking, I’m not saying that Nashville instructed me this. I don’t need anybody to suppose that. However, you understand, he, that like, that’s the type of participant for him to be obtainable. They don’t get obtainable too usually. And so I feel groups are type of that and attempting to gage, like, what are the possibilities he’ll signal?

And I feel folks know he desires to remain there. I feel that lots of people consider there’s a deal to be made there. I feel I feel gamers perceive now that the Panthers have positioned it as, if you wish to play right here, like, when you have a look at the Verhaeghe deal, they gave him the good bonus construction. They gave him numerous no-trade safety, however he needed to take a bit a decrease of a quantity than he might have gotten available on the market.

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In order that’s the template, proper? Like, we’ll offer you some construction, we’ll offer you some safety. You’re going to concede to us on the quantity. And the way in which lots of people have a look at it’s there’s no motive that that may’t occur between Sam Bennett and the Florida Panthers.

However we’ve obtained a GM right here who’s an actual grinder in Invoice Zito. And we’ve obtained an agent right here in Darren Ferris who’s an actual grinder too. So you understand they’re gonna, there’s gonna be some battle to get there.

However you understand, I’ll say this, once more, these are the opinions of different individuals who I feel typically have extra data than I do. They don’t see why this may’t occur, however, however when you bear in mind Sam Reinhart final 12 months, we have been all saying the identical factor, and it obtained performed proper on the deadline for it to be an eight-year deal.

In order that’s, you at all times have a look at. the surest predictor of future habits is previous habits. And that was a case the place two sides actually grinded away at a deal, and it took them till absolutely the final second to get there. So we’ll see what occurs with this one.

But when Bennett hits the market, there’ll be numerous curiosity.”

Bukauskas: “Yeah, that was as a result of the playoffs ended, like, three hours earlier than free company. That’s why.”

Friedman: “ what you’re proper about that Kyle, however nonetheless, like an agent and a workforce can at all times do it proper.”

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Bukauskas: “I do know,”

Friedman: “Like they, they, actually battled for that one.”

Bukauskas: “And so they obtained it performed.”