ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN SPEAKS ABOUT JESPERI KOTKANIEMI BUYOUT: CAROLINA HURRICANES RUMOURS

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We're talking about former Montreal Canadiens and current Carolina Hurricanes forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi, and Elliotte Friedman's recent comments on whether or not he'll get bought out.
This video is taking place after the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The 2023 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:
1st) Chicago Blackhawks, Connor Bedard
2nd) Anaheim Ducks, Leo Carlsson
3rd) Columbus Blue Jackets, Adam Fantilli
4th) San Jose Sharks, Will Smith
5th) Montreal Canadiens, David Reinbacher
6th) Arizona Coyotes, Dmitri Simashev
7th) Philadelphia Flyers, Matvei Michkov
8th) Washington Capitals, Ryan Leonard
9th) Detroit Red Wings, Nate Danielson
10th) St. Louis Blues, Dalibor Dvorsky
11th) Vancouver Canucks, Tom Willander
12th) Arizona Coyotes (from Ottawa Senators), Daniil But
13th) Buffalo Sabres, Zach Benson
14th) Pittsburgh Penguins, Brayden Yager
15th) Nashville Predators, Matthew Wood
16th) Calgary Flames, Samuel Honzek
17th) Detroit Red Wings (from New York Islanders via Vancouver Canucks), Axel Sandin Pellikka
18th) Winnipeg Jets, Colby Barlow
19th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Tampa Bay Lightning), Oliver Moore
20th) Seattle Kraken, Eduard Sale
21st) Minnesota Wild, Charlie Stramel
22nd) Philadelphia Flyers (from Los Angeles Kings via Columbus Blue Jackets), Oliver Bonk
23rd) New York Rangers, Gabe Perreault
24th) Nashville Predators (from Edmonton Oilers), Tanner Molendyk
25th) St. Louis Blues (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Otto Stenberg
26th) San Jose Sharks (from New Jersey Devils), Quentin Musty
27th) Colorado Avalanche, Calum Ritchie
28th) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Boston Bruins via Washington Capitals), Easton Cowan
29th) St. Louis Blues (from Dallas Stars via New York Rangers), Theo Lindstein
30th) Carolina Hurricanes, Bradley Nadeau
31st) Colorado Avalanche (from Florida Panthers via Montreal Canadiens), Mikhail Gulyayev
32nd) Vegas Golden Knights, David Edstrom
This video is also taking place after 2023 NHL Season, and after the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Florida Panthers in the Finals.
Jesperi Kotkaniemi was one of the top NHL prospects at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.
The 2018 NHL Entry Draft saw many top NHL prospects get selected by a variety of teams. The first round of the draft went as follows:
1st - Buffalo Sabres, Rasmus Dahlin
2nd - Carolina Hurricanes, Andrei Svechnikov
3rd - Montreal Canadiens, Jesperi Kotkaniemi
4th - Ottawa Senators, Brady Tkachuk
5th - Arizona Coyotes, Barrett Hayton
6th - Detroit Red Wings, Filip Zadina
7th - Vancouver Canucks, Quinn Hughes
8th - Chicago Blackhawks, Adam Boqvist
9th - New York Rangers, Vitali Kravtsov
10th - Edmonton Oilers, Evan Bouchard
11th - New York Islanders, Oliver Wahlstrom
12th - New York Islanders (from Calgary Flames), Noah Dobson
13th - Dallas Stars, Ty Dellandrea
14th - Philadelphia Flyers (from St. Louis Blues), Joel Farabee
15th - Florida Panthers, Grigori Denisenko
16th - Colorado Avalanche, Martin Kaut
17th - New Jersey Devils, Ty Smith
18th - Columbus Blue Jackets, Liam Foudy
19th - Philadelphia Flyers, Jay O’Brien
20th - Los Angeles Kings, Rasmus Kupari
21st - San Jose Sharks, Ryan Merkley
22nd - New York Rangers (from Pittsburgh Penguins via Ottawa Senators), K’Andre Miller
23rd - Anaheim Ducks, Isac Lundestrom
24th - Minnesota Wild, Filip Johansson
25th - St. Louis Blues (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Dominik Bokk
26th - Ottawa Senators (from Boston Bruins via New York Rangers), Jacob Bernard-Docker
27th - Chicago Blackhawks (from Nashville Predators), Nicolas Beaudin
28th - New York Rangers (from Tampa Bay Lightning), Nils Lundkvist
29th - Toronto Maple Leafs (from Winnipeg Jets via St. Louis Blues), Rasmus Sandin
30th - Detroit Red Wings (from Vegas Golden Knights), Joe Veleno
31st - Washington Capitals, Alexander Alexeyev
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@paulouellette6934 25 күн бұрын

Bergevin fixed a good trap for Carolina 😂😂😂

@rocxsolid 23 күн бұрын

And have done nothing with it😂

@B.Launders 25 күн бұрын

Meanwhile, Montreal laughs at this and thanks Carolina for the draft picks.

@danieldrouin6857 25 күн бұрын

Love it... LOL

@juuhan4892 25 күн бұрын

They spend it way back. Is it really worth laughting that your youth development and scouts picks him 3rd ovr and gets basically nothing on return 😂

@deltagolavista1 25 күн бұрын

What's Montreal laughing at? Congrats on Montreal obtaining Dvorak (while also having to throw in a second in this year's draft!), and a third (Adam Engstrom) for that draft pick. JK, with all of his flaws, has had more goals than Dvorak since this fiasco. Where Arizona used that pick and flipped up to get Conor Geekie. I know of the 3 who I would rather have.

@danieldrouin6857 24 күн бұрын

@@deltagolavista1 What is funny about that is the fact that Montreal did not match the offer sheet and that we don't have the problem the Hurricanes will be having soon. We may not have much for it, but we have the money to get other better players and that is funny...

@danieldrouin6857 24 күн бұрын

@@juuhan4892 same reply as I said before... What is funny about that is the fact that Montreal did not match the offer sheet and that we don't have the problem the Hurricanes will be having soon. We may not have much for it, but we have the money to get other better players and that is funny...

@vicb7341 25 күн бұрын

KK is done in the NHL unless he loses that chip on his shoulder. Definitely not welcome back to MTL

@guitargeek4208 24 күн бұрын

Kent Hughes is a brilliant GM. We have drafted so much talent ( and traded for talent ) after Bergevin was fired. The entire landscape changed

@glennshaffer3111 25 күн бұрын

it would be really hysterical if Jasperi gets bought out and ends up back in montreal with a much more reasonable contract for a 3rd or 4th liner. that would mean carolina's offer sheet actually helped montreal bring his price down and gave them a draft pick to do it. most likely wont happen but just the thought makes me laugh.

@Mr_Spock512 25 күн бұрын

He's soft as jello ... pass on him. He decided to leave then so be it.

@MrXanderii 25 күн бұрын

It would be funny but I rather owen Beck gets a chance before kk

@McKnightBlade 25 күн бұрын

Owen Beck centering Joshua Roy and Emil Heineman/Sean Farrell wouldn't be horrible to start the season off @@MrXanderii

@bobbywoodfine6087 25 күн бұрын

@@Mr_Spock512 Define soft? He does a lot of good things but certainly not worth his current contract.

@danieldrouin6857 24 күн бұрын

This is not my kind of humour... Nope, not at all. I think he would a cancer in the room.

@david1999 25 күн бұрын

MB is laughing right now. Expensive revenge for the Canes.

@obiejean 21 күн бұрын

He’s not laughing that loud. He gave up a 1st and a 2nd rd pick to acquire a 3rd/4th line center in Dvorak. He was a terrible GM !

@bigaljp 24 күн бұрын

For all your videos now, I just scroll to when I see the tweet. Saves a hella lot of time

@jferg999 25 күн бұрын

100% agree with your assessment. Also....cap is going to increase over the buyout period thus making the buyout even that much more affordable and less of a budget strain. Good riddance to KK!!!! As I've said before he could care less because he gets his $$$ and will laugh all the way to the bank howbeit in Finland. He'll start a "1st Round Flop" support group with Nail Yakapov.😂😂😂

@weshweshwesh7901 25 күн бұрын

what did carolina see in that guy 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@fredharris9413 25 күн бұрын

KK would likely go back to Europe and play well there...He will have no financial worries ...

@johnq2068 25 күн бұрын

All you x users better be chirping the official hurricanes x account about this. They publicly mocked the habs when they got KK.

@deltagolavista1 25 күн бұрын

Kottkaniemi's contract was always built to be bought out at this point. Less than a $1M per year is chump change if he didn't pan out into the second line centre they thought he could be. The money will be better spent on Necas and Jarvis.

@chadkameka3582 22 күн бұрын

For 12 years!! Haha.

@thunderhammerx2966 24 күн бұрын

Whalers fan out here. Would be alright with them keeping Kotkaniemi if he can improve on his performance even incrementally next year. Hes still relatively alright on the faceoff (55% won in 11 playoff games) and can hit and block (but not as much as others on the team) and is still youthful enough to hopefully improve. If he doesnt improve next year; would perhaps be in favor of a buyout.

@knightfall7534 24 күн бұрын

If I recall if they wait another year it doesn’t work as his price goes up because of his age.

@smilebob100 23 күн бұрын

Why can he improve next year? He should improve this year with that salary! He just said « I will have a good summer of training ». Euh…but what about last summer???

@thunderhammerx2966 23 күн бұрын

@smilebob100 because from here, Kotkaniemi seems like a project that still has potential upside. A down year can have a lot of factors, and from here, it's worth one more year to see if the down year drives him to improve. Patience can yield surprising results; also, the savings wouldn't make enough of a difference from here. The front office has a long summer ahead.

@Extasei 21 күн бұрын

I'm thinking the same. I dont see Carolina do the buyout just yet, he's still young and there's still place for improvement...I think they're going to give him one more chance or try to trade him first by retaining 1-1,5 millions before going all out with a buyout that will last 12 freaking years on them. If he's not improving this year though, now I beleive it will seriously be considered.

@marcbabineau6001 25 күн бұрын

Jesperi Flopniemi

@by-rc3nl 25 күн бұрын

DW signing KK was a stupid idea. They need to buy him out to sign other better performing players.

@savax1551 25 күн бұрын

I like this logic. 5th pick would be good for this year's guy and Reinbacher, was Price not the habs last 5th pick...

@user-eo4wz2fz7d 25 күн бұрын

Pretty funny hurricanes bring him in to laugh at Montréal just for Montréal to laugh at them

@chuckwright8889 23 күн бұрын

how was Montreal's playoff run the last six years?

@user-eo4wz2fz7d 23 күн бұрын

@@chuckwright8889 don't care there not my team all tho would be nice if canada got the cup at least once in my lifetime

@obiejean 21 күн бұрын

We got Dvorak. We ain’t laughing at the Canes at all.

@jg6657 25 күн бұрын

retain half and Philly could be interested. Need a C for Michkov ;). (Cap hit might be better for them to buy him out though it's longer)

@xlwolfff 25 күн бұрын

No one would retain a contract thats more than 3 years +, that's plain bad.

@TheSchwarzengger 25 күн бұрын

Necas and Kotkaniemi (50%retained)for Wpg first

@starledge 21 күн бұрын

It's not about Montreal, it's about Bergevin. He negotiated a year in advance with Winnipeg for PLD, got fired before he traded the farm away, was hired by LA as a 'senior adviser' and traded for PLD. Bergevin never developed youth, stuck it in the bottom six and managed the top six with free agents and trades. Kotkaniemi was doomed. All of Bergvin's 1st round picks faded away except Sergachev who was traded and actually developed in Tampa. In return he got Drouin who faded away into the bottom six. Gorton & Hughes developed Bergevin's last three 1st round picks, Cauflied, Guhle, Mailloux. They look good. Funny how that happens.

@dgib1694 18 күн бұрын

Drouin is good, it was only wasted talent in MTL by stupid management who wanted to turn him into a defensive center

@supersenpaizyt 25 күн бұрын

The Florida Panthers should be all over this Kotkaniemi move

@YS122Y 21 күн бұрын

When the offershit from Carolina came, i said let him go and send the 20 box with a thank you note.(remember the $20 was there to point out the offer done on Aho case)🤑😝

@denispicard4503 24 күн бұрын

The Canes could get a big winger like Jake Debrusk. They need some bigger players up front that play physical.

@Cripatron9711 24 күн бұрын

We got bailed out by the canes and immediately said let f it up again and get Dvorak 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@AlainDoiron 24 күн бұрын

He will be bought out in the late year that the 1/3 ratio applies. Not this year IMO.

@travisdecheno5670 23 күн бұрын

Habs fan, I would definitely give him another shot on a cheap contract...

@WillSams 21 күн бұрын

I think KK can be a useful player, I just think he and everyone else need to stop thinking he is a top 6 player. He's definitely an NHLer, just not a top 6 guy. Canes made their own bed with that contract extension when they could have found some other sucker to take him as an RFA. That always bothered me.

@scooterthefrog 24 күн бұрын

Anyone still laughing at the jokes in that golden gun offer sheet? It's always nice to see people have to eat their own mistakes.

@roffew.1065 25 күн бұрын

They'll probably try and trade him first. I don't know, maybe Utah, Columbus, Senators or Jets may bite

@CdeHavillandMosquito 18 күн бұрын

Stop saying Utah, Columbus, Senators or Jets are stupid, it's not nice.

@roffew.1065 18 күн бұрын

@@CdeHavillandMosquito is he really that bad?

@mikegaudet6264 24 күн бұрын

montreal has a 4th line that cost 14 m a year

@knightfall7534 24 күн бұрын

And they’re rebuilding… your point is what exactly? They are taking on bad contracts for draft picks as well sooo?

@dumby88 22 күн бұрын

id pick Dubois over kk ...

@ricksmith7214 18 күн бұрын

Poor Montreal... to think that Brady Tkachuk went number 4... Aouch

@Veopoz 21 күн бұрын

He won't get bought out Aslong as current GM is in place. Just makes the organization look stupid

@appletile2887 24 күн бұрын

When KK was with Mtl I said he would amt to nothing turns out I was right

@thedude6478 25 күн бұрын

If the Canes buy him out, he instantly becomes a very interesting salvage project.

@ryannichols1798 25 күн бұрын

For the league minimum yeah

@mikeking9696 25 күн бұрын

Sure but hopefully not for the Habs lol! No thanks! We’ve moved on! He chose his path!

@danieldrouin6857 24 күн бұрын

@@mikeking9696 I 100% agree.

@bradleypittman9370 23 күн бұрын

If he was with the habs kent hughes would of moved him anyways

@iamwonderFil 24 күн бұрын

mtl will kick in the 20 dollar signing bonuses, if any during buyout bury the hatchet and all. ;)

@SG-gk5yq 25 күн бұрын

You forgot to mention Kirby Dach (although the jury is not out on that one yet)🤣 what is with that team and third overall picks lol

@marcbabineau6001 25 күн бұрын

They didn't pick him at 3rd, wtf are you on about lol. They got him for an average romanov when they are loaded with D men.

@hansolo1147 24 күн бұрын

Pronounced Coat-Caniemi

@grandpuba3831 25 күн бұрын

Purely looking @ $'s... buy him out is the only solution... KK knew what he was doing when the offer sheet landed in his lap....

@c0stathecraycraygreek459 19 күн бұрын

JK IS TRADABLE. The cap hit per season is very manageable. The issue is the term and starting 7/1/24, he has a M-NTC.

@c0stathecraycraygreek459 19 күн бұрын

Also Carolina might need to eat salary to entice teams to trade for him.

@jceggert7163 25 күн бұрын

Wings pick him up for 1-3 years adds another young piece. If anyone can get him to be better it’s yzerman.

@corylennon2964 5 күн бұрын

Watch the islanders take him

@alp6262 25 күн бұрын

22 lol.

@johnlimpkin 19 күн бұрын

Maybe this kid needs less boring line mates to play with ? I'd rather watch paint dry than watch the Hurricanes

@timfarrell5659 25 күн бұрын

I still think KK has upside. Big dude and plays hard. It would be hilarious if Carolina buys him out and Montreal signs him on the cheap and he scores 25 or so. I think KK's best hockey is in front of him

@acerock013 25 күн бұрын

i totally forgot that the Whalers got him with an offer sheet. damn. i feel bad for the kid, no one wants to see a young player flounder like this, but the Whalers having to buy him out after signing him to an offer sheet is karma

@johnq2068 25 күн бұрын

All that to spite the habs for offer sheeting aho. Bergy was wise.