Wyatt Kaiser stays unsigned in Chicago, and so they’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 attention-grabbing query Windy Metropolis Hockey. One which, fairly truthfully, August twenty sixth hadn’t actually spent any time enthusiastic about or .
However the attention-grabbing factor for the Chicago Blackhawks and their protection transferring ahead is, the place’s everybody gonna match? They’ve bought so many younger guys on that again finish, Kaiser a part of it, and I feel Kaiser and Allen could possibly be your type of excellent, ultimate, prototypical, third pair transferring ahead.
However when you concentrate on among the different guys which can be within the combine there, (Ethan) del Mastro, after which you concentrate on the steps that have been taken ahead by this group and among the younger guys that then bought 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 respectable, practical NHL defenseman, and somebody’s going to must 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 grow to be a numbers recreation, and I ponder if that’s a part of it as properly, when it comes to these contract talks and the place it finally ends up going.”
Is there anything 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 bought a complete bunch of gamers it appears like. They’ve bought 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 assume 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 already know, you are taking Mitch Marner out, you make a bunch of various smaller changes. And I feel it’s going to be actually attention-grabbing to see what the Leafs seem like to start out camp.
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And I feel what this does might be ratchets up a little bit little bit of strain on Auston Matthews to return to the shape that he had as a close to 70 aim scorer a couple of years in the past. It feels prefer it’s been a short while 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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