Could Mark Stone need a yr off to heal?
Nick Kypreos on Sportsnet: There are some people who find themselves wondering if Vegas Golden Knights forward Mark Stone goes to have the opportunity to play next season. Some think he could also be in a situation much like Alex Pietrangelo, where his body is breaking down, and he needs an prolonged period of break day. The soon-to-be 34-year-old has a yr left on his deal.
Alex Ovechkin isn’t desirous about a farewell tour
NHL Rumour Report: Nick Kypreos on Sportsnet on Alex Ovechkin‘s future: “Alex Ovechkin has kept his cards very near the vest; What I’ve heard is that he’s never been desirous about a farewell tour; Ovechkin liked the way in which Gretzky did it…announcing two days before his last regular-season game.”
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Does Mason McTavish have a long-term future in Anaheim?
Each day Faceoff: Tyler Yaremchuk and Felix Sicard (of Crash the Pond) speak about Anaheim Geese forward Mason McTavish, who was made a healthy scratch. Does he have a long-term future in Anaheim, and can that be a conversation that happens within the offseason?
Sicard: “It’s a troublesome one because McTavish is a man who I feel that they’ve seen as a cornerstone. I feel that a part of the rationale that they traded Trevor Zegras is because they saw Mason McTavish because the 2C of the longer term and the current, and this season, he just hasn’t lived as much as it.
Possibly it’s because he got here into camp late due to contract dispute. Possibly it’s due to latest coaching style. Who knows? But he just hasn’t really risen to the team success, and it speaks again, how well they’ve done that he’s got 32 points, they usually are where they’re.
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I feel he still has a future, though. I feel that we’ve seen higher from him. I don’t necessarily know if he’s going to be a second-line center on a Cup-contending team, but I feel that there’s still a useful player here and a man who, whether it’s with the Geese or another person, can still be a contributor. I don’t think we’re at the purpose yet of a man getting traded, but who knows? I’ve been mistaken about that before.”
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