A David Jiricek trade could possibly be close and what the Columbus Blue Jackets could possibly be on the lookout for
Each day Faceoff Youtube: Frank Seravalli and Tyler Yaremchuk in how close a David Jiricek trade could possibly be.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Yaremchuk: “Well, on that note, let’s discuss certainly one of the defensemen that’s in the marketplace and could possibly be on the move soon, Frank. How close are we to a resolution within the David Jiricek situation?”
Seravalli: “Oh, I feel relatively close is what I might call it. I feel there was actually an increased attention paid to David Jiricek in front offices based on those that I corresponded with.
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One of the best ways I can frame up this case straight away is that I consider Columbus Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell has five to 6 concrete offers on the table that he’s evaluating.
I feel they were relatively near a, you already know, a deal sooner or later over the weekend. I feel that they’d made significant progress on Monday, to the purpose where some thought a deal might get done, or may need been nearing the finish line.
But I do know that with a young player of this stature, Don Waddel and his staff wish to be certain that they’re not leaving any stones unturned across the league. And it’s been an interesting process, because there’s a lot of teams which have desired to get in the combination that, frankly, either I’m told, haven’t received a callback or have been politely, you already know, just told, ‘Hey, we don’t think that it is a fit. We don’t see you having the pieces that we’re on the lookout for.’
And so what’s it exactly that the Columbus Blue Jackets are on the lookout for? It’s a player of comparable stature, you already know, a young top-end pick or prospect, or potentially a package of players that may, that the Columbus Blue Jackets and their fan base can get enthusiastic about. We’re talking concerning the number six overall pick from just two years ago, David Jiricek turns 21 soon.
At once, it actually looks like a matter of when, and never if Jiricek goes to be on the move. But what are the teams that we’re talking about which have been in the combination during the last variety of days.
There appears to be numerous thought that the Minnesota Wild are certainly one of the front-runners for Jiricek at this point. Not entirely sure what that package would appear to be. I feel the Philadelphia Flyers have been involved. I feel at various points, the Pittsburgh Penguins have as well. Kyle Dubas, I consider, traveled to go see David Jiricek play on Sunday. Those are the form of three teams that I might circle around.
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But I don’t think you may count out the San Jose Sharks or potentially the Buffalo Sabers. I feel there’s been an entire group of teams which have been right there in the combination.”
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