Will the Anaheim Geese see Trevor Zegras as a part of their core?
Andrew Knoll of the OC Register: Given the Anaheim Geese having Leo Carlsson and Mason McTavish at heart, they’ve moved Trevor Zegras to the wing. Will the Geese nonetheless see him as a part of their core going ahead? He’s beneath contract via subsequent season.
The defensive aspect of the Zegras’ sport has been a difficulty.
“He discovered final yr that it’s a must to play on the opposite aspect of the puck, too … that worth system wasn’t in his playbook,” Cronin stated. “So he goes to the World Championships and he will get sat as a result of he wasn’t working away from the puck. I do know the coaches there and I talked to ‘Z’ about it, and he was actually good about it. He goes, ‘I’m going to make use of this as a springboard to show my sport.”
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A loophole for Montreal Canadiens Oliver Kapanen
Marco D’Amico of RG.org: Montreal Canadiens ahead Oliver Kapanen made the staff out of coaching camp, with accidents enjoying a task. His choices to start out the yr would have been the Canadiens or Timra in Sweden due to the IIHF switch rule. Since he’s within the first-year of his entry-level contract, the AHL wouldn’t have been an choice.
There’s a loophole within the IIHF settlement with the NHL which may enable Kapanen to ultimately find yourself in Laval (AHL), and that’s if he stays on the Canadiens roster for at the very least 60 days and never injured with out being reassigned to Laval. If it’s earlier than 60 days, he needs to be supplied again to Timra first.
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When Patrik Laine returns would play a task when a choice would have to be made on Kapanen. His head coach at Timra has already stated he’d get high minutes there may be he’s despatched again. They’ll must resolve the place it’s finest for his growth.