The Toronto Maple Leafs are possible nonetheless on the lookout for right-handed defensemen
Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on the Jeff Marek Present after the Toronto Maple Leafs acquired left-handed defenseman Joel Edmundson … possibly they don’t seem to be completed but.
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Marek: “The Toronto Maple Leafs rise to 3rd and fifth place. Washington retains 50% of Joel Edmundson. I do not assume the Maple Leafs are completed right here, however Brad Treliving is making an effort to assist the blue line. It is Joel Edmundson. Your ideas?
Friedman: “Effectively, I am not stunned that was the form of participant they have been focusing on. Treliving likes gamers with these kinds of profiles. You already know, it is plenty of what Toronto has: left pictures that may play both approach.
I nonetheless assume they’re on the lookout for righties, however they wished some beef. I do not assume there’s any doubt about that. They wished some physicality. He actually is. And the opposite factor can be that, as a result of you understand his wage was withheld from Montreal to Washington, and now his wage is being withheld from Washington to right here. It’s a very low quantity. It permits Toronto to achieve some defensive depth whereas nonetheless being versatile.
I do know Washington was calling round final evening making an attempt to determine what the most effective draft choose they may get was. So I assume the Toronto bundle was the most effective bundle.
Montreal Canadiens David Savard is receiving curiosity
Erik English: “One other key characteristic of Edmundson is that he may play on the appropriate facet, and fairly successfully.
I wasn’t the one one who thought David Savard was a goal, however maybe this takeover means Treliving would not pay the value. We’ll see… Simply over a day to go till the deadline.”
David Pagnotta: Curiosity in Canadian defender David Savard has elevated. He has one 12 months left on his contract at $3.5 million.
“Some within the scenario consider there’s a probability he can be moved earlier than the deadline. We’ll see, however the dialog appears to have began once more.”