Wyatt Kaiser stays unsigned in Chicago, they usually’ll have a crowded blue line quickly
Bleacher Report: Frank Seravalli when requested about Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Wyatt Kaiser and why the restricted free agent stays unsigned.
“Man, actually fascinating query Windy Metropolis Hockey. One which, fairly actually, August twenty sixth hadn’t actually spent any time serious about or .
However the fascinating factor for the Chicago Blackhawks and their protection transferring ahead is, the place’s everybody gonna match? They’ve obtained so many younger guys on that again finish, Kaiser a part of it, and I feel Kaiser and Allen may very well be your kind of excellent, perfect, prototypical, third pair transferring ahead.
However when you concentrate on a few of the different guys which are within the combine there, (Ethan) del Mastro, after which you concentrate on the steps that had been taken ahead by this crew and a few of the younger guys that then obtained it to return to Rockford within the AHL playoffs and get a style of some significant hockey as a professional.
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There’s so many guys taking a step ahead. I feel the Blackhawks are in all probability 9 to 10 official, real looking NHL defenseman, and somebody’s going to need to be on the transfer. I’m not suggesting in any respect that it’s Kaiser, however simply questioning how this all finally ends up figuring out, as a result of it does turn out to be a numbers sport, and I ponder if that’s a part of it as effectively, by way of these contract talks and the place it finally ends up going.”
Is there the rest coming for the Toronto Maple Leafs?
Bleacher Report: Frank Seravalli when requested what’s subsequent for the Toronto Maple Leafs heading into coaching camp. Are there any extra strikes coming?
“I’m going to say, rounding out the roster. They’ve obtained a complete bunch of gamers it looks like. They’ve obtained 26 guys on a technique contracts this 12 months. Which will really be the quantity.
However as talked about within the final stream, I do suppose the Leafs stay in dialog and stay a risk for Jack Roslovic. Brad Treliving is at all times on the hunt, and I feel they’re in a spot the place they’re simply trying to get higher.
You recognize, you’re taking Mitch Marner out, you make a bunch of various smaller changes. And I feel it’s going to be actually fascinating to see what the Leafs appear like to start out camp.
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And I feel what this does might be ratchets up a bit of little bit of stress on Auston Matthews to return to the shape that he had as a close to 70 purpose scorer a number of years in the past. It feels prefer it’s been a short time since we’ve had that after an up and down well being 12 months, and clearly a disappointing season for him, from a private perspective.”
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