NHL Rumors: Don’t get caught up in the language of the Vancouver Canucks and Kiefer Sherwood

Don’t get carried away with the language… It’s more likely that Kiefer Sherwood will be traded

Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on 32 Thoughts: The Podcast – Matthew Schaefer’s Impact On Long Island episode, about the Vancouver Canucks and incoming UFA forward Kiefer Sherwood. The Canucks are trying to land him at a team-friendly number, but he’s more likely to be traded. Don’t get carried away by the language.

** NHLRumors.com transcription

Friedman: “I have some things I want to talk about. I want to talk about this Sherwood thing. So I have to tell you, okay, you know what drives me crazy? People who…”

Kyle Bukauskas: “I’m sure there’s a lot of things.”

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Friedman: “…There’s a lot of things. But you know what really drives me crazy? Are there people who deal with language? Okay. Don’t get caught up in the language. Don’t swim in the semantics.”

I get a text message. I don’t wake up early on Sundays. I generally don’t like waking up early, but I really don’t like getting up early on Sundays, okay. I woke up, my phone got bigger. I got three texts from people: ‘Yes, you got the story wrong on Saturday night, no offer was made to Sherwood.’ You know what? Stop that. Okay.

Here’s the thing: don’t get caught up in the semantics. Don’t get carried away by the language. They spoke to him. They went back and forth. They threw up some numbers there. Like I said, it wasn’t in the area it was, like they hadn’t offended him. They didn’t offer him minimum wage or anything like that, but they made an offer. It was, or they, if you don’t like the word offer, they threw away some numbers. Okay.

They weren’t where the people of Sherwood see the market, but they weren’t an insult. Do I think Vancouver looked and said, can we maybe get them for a little less than market value? It didn’t work. Yet, as I said, there is a significant gap. This is unlikely to happen.

I also don’t understand the people who panic: ‘I can’t believe they made them an offer. I thought they were rebuilding.” Like I said, don’t get caught up in language. They were just trying to see if they could get them for a good deal. I don’t even know if they really thought it would even happen. But there is clearly still a gap.

I don’t know where this is going here. A few people had asked me on Sunday, ‘When do you think the deal will be dealt with since it didn’t work out? What do you think the timeline is?’ I honestly don’t know. I don’t have a good feeling about it.

There had definitely been a bit more noise around him these past few days. But now I’m thinking, look, everyone is in Minnesota at the World Juniors. The GMs are here. Scouts are there. People are talking.

I think, you know, I think the fact that they were talking to Sherwood made some people say, OK, if they’re not going to sign Sherwood, maybe they’ll do business here while everyone else is here. I don’t know. It’s hard to figure out the timeline.

But don’t be seduced by the language. They talked. They gave it a try. He just didn’t do that, he didn’t bridge the gap. So we’ll see where it goes. I don’t understand people. I just don’t understand people, that’s all.”

Bukauskas: “Well, and in the defense of the people, you clearly see this kind of thing in a very different light and in much more detail than most people do. I was wondering if the lesson here is that maybe this kind of thing is a little more common than we think. Because I was in the same boat where I was like, what do you mean they’re talking about the idea of ​​looking at a new signature?”

Since this is all they’re hoping to get to, and you’re looking at players who can earn a good price, you think Sherwood is the guy who can get something of substance back that can help Vancouver move forward.

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So, you know, it’s surprising that they would even want to hold him. I think he’s a good player. He can continue to help you in Vancouver. But does that perhaps go a little further than we realize?”

Friedman: “Yes, it happens. Kyle, there’s no doubt about it, it happens.”

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