“I think the game now has just gotten a lot faster,” Veleno said. “I thought I was a little bit too heavy last year. I feel really good at the weight I’m at now. You got to be able to skate and make plays at a high level. Just working on that over the summer helped a lot.”

This was my concern about Veleno last year when he wasn’t as fast as advertised but was meaty as hell. I’m glad that he’s working on that.

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“Nothing changes for me with this contract for things like that from a hockey perspective,” Allen said.