Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Jeff Marek on the 32 ideas: the podcast – Michael Andlauer would not maintain again. concerning the Ottawa Senators and their now vacant GM place, and who could possibly be a candidate for the job.
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Marek: “So the query then turns into: who’s subsequent? We all know this can be a plum place. This can be a crew that is able to win for a very long time. A extremely wanted Normal Supervisor place, with as we have now seen a really passionate hockey proprietor. Who goes in?
Friedman: “Nicely, that is an incredible query. To start with, I do not suppose Ottawa supposed this. As if folks have been saying, Dorian will not final and possibly that might be true, however that would not be the case now.
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You realize, till this darkish cloud came visiting the horizon. He would at the least end the yr, I believe. So after they made the change this week, I do not suppose they’ve a listing.
I do know there are folks they’re concerned with. However I do not suppose they’ve a set listing and the opposite factor is I am simply not satisfied at this level that many groups are going to let good prospects go through the season. It’s uncommon. It could occur, however it’s uncommon.
So I believe within the quick time period it will likely be Steve Staios. Ryan Bowness, who will at some point change into normal supervisor, whether or not in Ottawa or elsewhere. And if Staios needs to herald another person who has a little bit of expertise, I may see him being allowed to do this, simply to assist him out. However I believe it will likely be his alternative.
However the query shall be: will they be capable to recruit through the season? Like, , Peter Chiarelli’s identify has been there. You realize, Mathieu Darche, his identify has been in every single place and Darche was interviewed in Montreal when Andlauer was nonetheless there. He was a part of these interviews. Another person jogged my memory immediately that Darche was Hamilton’s captain within the American Hockey League when Andlauer owned that crew. So there’s nonetheless a connection between the 2 of them. And Julian BriseBois was in command of the Hamilton crew on the time, which is now Darche’s boss and in Tampa.
So there’s, , there’s a number of connections and I believe you may hear his identify so much, however it helps them to go searching like, , like I wrote with the attraction of bringing Jason Spezza to Ottawa. . Spezza will at some point be a GM on this league. I suppose the query is, when does he need to do it and is it good for his household? However he shall be a GM on this league at some point if he needs to be.
However once more, like I had somebody saying to me, somebody like John Ferguson can be actually good as a result of he is been a supervisor earlier than. Simply step into that group and assist them.
However such as you stated, Jeff, there’s going to be lots of people who need this job, a number of them. They get an excellent likelihood to select from the candidate pool. I suppose the query is when, as a result of they weren’t anticipating this now.
Marek: “Let me throw a wild card at you.
Friedman: “Okay.”
Marek: “That is simply you and me simply kicking ass concerning the Senators normal supervisor place in Ottawa.
Friedman: “Okay, I do know you have talked to somebody about this, so I can not wait to see what you are going to identify.”
Marek: “Perhaps or not.”
Friedman: “You probably did.”
Marek: “The final time Michael Andlauer was a part of a normal supervisor search, they selected an agent, Kent Hughes.
Friedman: “I do not suppose it is settled. I believe he was the favourite all alongside. I do not need Kent Hughes calling you and saying, Jeff, do you suppose somebody actually obtained me out? He turns into….”
Marek: “They determined okay.
Friedman: “He comes at you just like the puck is free within the nook.”
Marek: “They determined that Ken Hughes was the very best candidate, with all due respect to Daniel Briere, Mathieu Darche.”
Friedman: “My new nickname for Kent Hughes is the Kent Hughes Settlement?”
Marek: “Okay. How about one other agent getting into?
Friedman: “Which cop are you speaking about?
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Marek: “Oh, I do not know anybody, possibly a French-Canadian, who has a protracted shopper listing. We have heard Pat Brisson’s identify earlier than. I’ve at all times puzzled about Brisson’s GM place.
Friedman: “I do not see it. I simply suppose if he wished to be normal supervisor, it will have occurred a very long time in the past.”