9 Swiss assault gamers – La Liberté

Ice Hockey ” The NHL season begins once more in the present day and tomorrow in Prague with two early conferences between Nashville and San Jose. However the true hostilities begin subsequent Wednesday with 9 or ten Swiss. Who will succeed the Colorado Avalanche? This query, the 31 different groups within the league ask themselves and hope that the reply shall be their identify. However earlier than having the ability to take part within the play-offs and eyeing the Stanley Cup, it’s essential to already qualify for the playoffs and undergo 82 common season video games.

An everyday season that ought to have 9 Swiss gamers, and even ten if Denis Malgin manages to carve out a spot within the Toronto Maple Leafs squad. Amongst these 9 gamers with a crimson passport with a white cross, three may have the honors of an earlier begin to the season than the others because the Nashville Predators face the San José Sharks in the present day and tomorrow night in Prague.

On the prime of his recreation

On Monday, Roman Josi, particularly, and Nino Niederreiter, have been in a position to take a look at their reputation ranking with the Swiss public in the course of the preseason recreation between Bern and Nashville received 4-3 by the People with a brace for the Bernese captain of the Preds. On the prime of his recreation, Roman Josi continues to shine and be the most effective defenders on the earth. His duel with Canadian Cale Makar for the Norris Trophy final season was thrilling. At 32, Josi comes out of a season with 96 factors in 80 video games! Because of his affect, the No. 59 was in a position to “recruit” Nino Niederreiter for 2 seasons and eight million {dollars}. At 30, Grison will expertise its fourth NHL franchise after the Islanders, the Wild and the Hurricanes. “El Niño” ought to have an effect on the Preds offensive, he who scored 24 targets final season and added 4 within the play-off.

On the opposite aspect of the ice, Timo Meier additionally comes out of a powerful train with 76 factors (together with 35 targets) in 77 matches. We keep in mind that he had managed an unimaginable recreation with 5 targets. The soon-to-be 26-year-old from Appenzell is in his remaining yr of contract, however the Sharks are not in a rush to supply him a brand new deal.

An XXL contract

The opposite “Swiss” NHL membership is the New Jersey Devils of Nico Hischier and Jonas Siegenthaler. Eradicated from the play-off race final season, the Devils hope to have made the mandatory transactions to qualify for the spring video games. They bought their fingers on goalkeeper Vitek Vanecek, striker Ondrej Palat and defender John Marino. Sufficient to encompass their glorious younger folks, beginning with the American middle Jack Hughes. As for Nico Hischier, a minor harm may deprive him of the beginning of the season. Whereas Jonas Siegenthaler was acknowledged at his honest worth by the administration board which provided him a five-year contract value 17 million {dollars}.

Additionally creator of a full season with 85 factors in 82 video games, Kevin Fiala has signed an XXL contract with the Los Angeles Kings. A seven-year lease incomes him $55.125 million. Third highest paid participant within the squad, the Saint-Gallois shall be one of many stars of his crew.

An exquisite alchemy

Janis Moser will proceed his development throughout the Arizona Coyotes. We all know that the Bienne is simply 22 years previous and has an actual margin for enchancment. This may be the case of the 2 attackers Pius Suter (Detroit) and Philipp Kurashev (Chicago). However the two males nonetheless have one yr of contract and their performances shall be actively scrutinized. Suter had 36 factors final yr and Kurashev 21.

There stays the Denis Malgin case. Good with Zurich within the Nationwide League and with Switzerland on the world championship in Finland, the middle bought an opportunity on the aspect of Toronto the place the preseason appears to be going nicely for him with six factors. His ahead stats are good and he confirmed nice chemistry alongside William Nylander. Sufficient to search out favor within the eyes of a membership that has to do with out John Tavares for a couple of weeks? It is onerous to say, particularly since Nick Robertson additionally had a top quality pre-season with 7 factors. ats