It was a lighter day here today for our guys. It was a recovery day for us. We just came in and did some meetings to really set the foundation for our special teams — power play and penalty kill. That will take up the bulk of our day tomorrow on the ice. From each day forward, we will be working on our special teams. As we have talked about, we held off on special teams just to keep the focus on the 5v5 play and the pace and the competitiveness we needed to see. Now, we are essentially in the next phase coming off of today’s recovery day.
Sheldon Keefe on mixing Auston Matthews into the penalty kill rotation: “We’ve seen so much in his growth as a defensive player and we think he can bring a lot there”
