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32 Thoughts Podcast | Friedman with latest on Winnipeg Jets UFA Nikolaj Ehlers

In the latest episode of 32 Thoughts Kyle Bukauskas asked Elliotte Friedman for the latest on Nikolaj Ehlers which starts at the 39:06 mark. Friedman indicates he’s hearing that Ehlers is in the same boat as the Leafs Mitch Marner, which is that he’s going to July 1st to test free agency. He added that nobody will confirm that Ehlers has given Winnipeg an “absolute no” but that the feeling “out there” is he’s going to July 1st.

Nothing new there.

Bukauskas then speculated about the Hurricanes potential interest in Ehlers to which Friedman mentioned a previous deal that didn’t come to fruition:

“When the whole Necas stuff has been going on, there was a lot of talk about Necas for Ehlers but the Jets didn’t believe that they were going to get a commitment from Necas long term so they ultimately didn’t make that deal.”

Photo Credit: Colby Spence (Illegal Curve)

Worth noting Friedman doesn’t indicate when this discussion took place. This is nothing new as there was smoke surrounding a swap of these two players last summer.

You can listen to the segment below.

David Minuk

Working hard on a daily basis to provide the latest Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose news for our readers and listeners. I also appear on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show every Saturday on our YouTube channel as well as the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show after every single Jets game. And I occasionally jump in the play-by-play booth at Canada Life to provide colour analysis during Manitoba Moose games.

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