Next move

Preds decline. Don't know why Trotz ever kicked tires on Kuzy but it's likely he's now out on him.

I want them to rengage in talks. It’s a move to free up cap, we need it

Friedman basically said that it's down to Anaheim, Detroit and the islanders for Alex DeBrincat. And Anaheim supposedly isn't close to making a deal. And the Islanders will need to unload an expensive contract that Ottawa can't afford. Yzerman still has the cap space to lockup DeBrincat long term. And the way Friedman talked that he still feels that he'll wind up in Motown.