The Latest with Elliotte Friedman: Proposed Rule Changes at the GM Meetings

The Jeff Marek Show

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🗓️ 19 March 2024

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Jeff kicks off the show with news out of San Jose as the Sharks made a change to their scouting staff at an odd time in the season, before discussing an old story surrounding Alexander Mogilny. Then, Elliotte Friedman joins the show live from the GM Meetings in Florida to recap the flurry of proposed rule changes, before focusing on Flyers captain Sean Couturier being scratched tonight against the Maple Leafs. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

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0:00.0	This is the Jeff Merrick Show on the SportsNet Radio Network.
0:12.8	Welcome back to the program.
0:14.1	Standing by for Elliot Friedman, very much a busy time right now in Florida at the general manager's meetings.
0:19.2	When he's able to step away and join us, he certainly will.
0:23.4	In the meantime, why don't it to bring something to your attention here?
0:26.7	Something very bizarre.
0:30.4	I'll just be blunt.
0:31.4	Weird.
0:32.4	I don't see this happening very often.
0:33.8	Happened yesterday in the NHL and it revolves around the San Jose sharks and a couple of things.
0:40.7	One, you normally don't see scouts fired mid-season, but if you do, you don't hear the team's general manager come out and speak the way that Mike Greer spoke about Igor Eronko.
0:57.0	This from San Jose Hockey now yesterday.
1:00.2	Mike Greer on firing amateur scout Igor Oronko.
1:04.9	Quote, we let him go basically because he wasn't fulfilling his duties.
1:09.6	Igor didn't meet the standard. For whatever reason, he wasn't fulfilling his duties. Igor didn't meet the standard.
1:11.6	For whatever reason, he wasn't seeing games and wasn't doing what we are asking of them.
1:17.6	So we felt it was best to part ways with him.
1:21.6	Greer went on.
1:23.6	We gave him several warnings about getting his reports in, cleaning up his lists, and seeing games.
1:28.8	You can't scout or get a good feel of the players if you're not at the ranks.
1:33.2	For whatever reason, he was given plenty of notice that he needed to improve in this area, and he didn't.
1:39.2	It's disappointing. He was an assistant general manager with Omsk there and the KHL.
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