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 middle, they’ve moved Trevor Zegras to the wing. Will the Geese nonetheless see him as a part of their core going ahead? He’s underneath contract via subsequent season.
The defensive aspect of the Zegras’ recreation has been a difficulty.
“He realized final yr that it’s important to play on the opposite aspect of the puck, too … that worth system wasn’t in his playbook,” Cronin mentioned. “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 recreation.”
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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 taking part in 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 that may permit Kapanen to ultimately find yourself in Laval (AHL), and that’s if he stays on the Canadiens roster for not less than 60 days and never injured with out being reassigned to Laval. If it’s earlier than 60 days, he needs to be provided 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 mentioned he’d get prime minutes there’s he’s despatched again. They’ll must determine the place it’s finest for his improvement.
