Kindel to play in 10th game, activate entry-level contract
DanMuse confirms BenKindel will play in his 10th NHL game here tonight, activating his entry-level contract. Which doesn't mean he'll stick for all 82, but ...
"It's another checkpoint,” Muse just said after the Penguins' morning skate. “We're going to continue to evaluate and to work with him, using all departments and resources we have to make sure everything we're doing is the best thing for him now and for the future."
Kindel worked with his usual third line, between Tommy Novak and Ville Koivunen, in addition to the No. 1 power play, alongside Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Bryan Rust and Erik Karlsson.
I asked the kid if he could've envisioned all this a couple months ago at development camp:
That's pretty cool. Stick taps to all involved, from Kyle Dubas and his scouts -- this wasn't the most popular No. 11 overall pick, some might recall -- to Muse and his staff, to the kid himself.
But also, hey, this wasn't the mapped-out move. Smart management adjusts on the fly.
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Kindel to play in 10th game, activate entry-level contract
Dan Muse confirms Ben Kindel will play in his 10th NHL game here tonight, activating his entry-level contract. Which doesn't mean he'll stick for all 82, but ...
"It's another checkpoint,” Muse just said after the Penguins' morning skate. “We're going to continue to evaluate and to work with him, using all departments and resources we have to make sure everything we're doing is the best thing for him now and for the future."
Kindel worked with his usual third line, between Tommy Novak and Ville Koivunen, in addition to the No. 1 power play, alongside Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Bryan Rust and Erik Karlsson.
I asked the kid if he could've envisioned all this a couple months ago at development camp:
That's pretty cool. Stick taps to all involved, from Kyle Dubas and his scouts -- this wasn't the most popular No. 11 overall pick, some might recall -- to Muse and his staff, to the kid himself.
But also, hey, this wasn't the mapped-out move. Smart management adjusts on the fly.
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