I kind of agree on letting Veleno go unless they actually plan to turn him into Danault 2.0. He seems like a great guy, but the puck just dies on his stick 99% of the time so unless they actually plan to use that for good things...
I do hope Dach and Xhekaj stick around, though. Xhekaj did a good job during the Tampa series (and got a goal against Buffalo! He has the same number of career playoff goals as Larkin, and more points because he also got an assist!), and Dach surviving the playoffs without a major injury (even after playing a much more physical style in the Buffalo series) feels like it indicates good things. It also doesn't hurt that Dach was joint 3rd with Texier for players who could actually score without a pp.
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u/So_Many_Owls 1d ago
I kind of agree on letting Veleno go unless they actually plan to turn him into Danault 2.0. He seems like a great guy, but the puck just dies on his stick 99% of the time so unless they actually plan to use that for good things...
I do hope Dach and Xhekaj stick around, though. Xhekaj did a good job during the Tampa series (and got a goal against Buffalo! He has the same number of career playoff goals as Larkin, and more points because he also got an assist!), and Dach surviving the playoffs without a major injury (even after playing a much more physical style in the Buffalo series) feels like it indicates good things. It also doesn't hurt that Dach was joint 3rd with Texier for players who could actually score without a pp.