The Carolina Hurricanes signed ahead Eric Robinson to a one-year, $950,000 deal again on July 1st final offseason. The 29-year-old is now eligible to signal a contract extension.
Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas on 32 Ideas: The Podcast – The Rise of David Carle on the Carolina Hurricanes and pending UFA ahead Eric Robinson.
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Bukauskas: “Effectively, holding with the dialog of contracts right here shortly. Elliot, you talked about not too way back, you might see a path the place Ty Emberson, a kind of gamers on a one-year deal, the home windows now open for him to re-sign. There may very well be a path to a brand new take care of him within the Oilers.
One other title you needed to say, Eric Robinson of the Carolina Hurricanes. He’s on a one-year deal. 9 objectives already this yr. He’s one other title to look out for?
Friedman: “I’ve all the time favored Eric Robinson’s sport. Clearly, he’s not somebody who has gotten quite a lot of consideration in years previous. However I, at any time when I’ve watched him, I’ve all the time favored him.
And you recognize, you all the time check out a participant. You realize this, he he had a ten purpose season a couple of years in the past, then he had a 12 purpose season, after which issues simply hadn’t labored out for him. He was in Buffalo for a piece of final yr.
However you all the time take a look at a man like that the Carolina indicators, and as you talked about, these guys half some extent a sport participant, he’s obtained 20 factors and 40 video games.
And somebody that, somebody heard me speaking about it on the podcast on, on Friday, and so they stated it is best to, or whichever day we talked about it final week, all the times mix collectively. They usually stated it is best to point out Eric Robinson of Carolina, as a result of clearly they like him. He’s a Brind’Amour type of man, and no person will likely be stunned if the Hurricanes prolong him.”
