It’s been a 180º turn for the veteran defenseman this season, as he’s currently fifth on the team in points and leads all defensemen on the team in goals with six. A preseason bout with COVID and a less-than-stellar knee didn’t help matters for Shattenkirk during his abysmal debut season with the Ducks. Shattenkirk Nears 100 Career GoalsĪfter signing a three-year contract prior to the 2020-21 season, Kevin Shattenkirk proceeded to have the worst season of his NHL career. With Steel, Comtois and Zegras all out and Adam Henrique still making his way back from injury, there’s a good chance that Lettieri will draw into the lineup for tonight’s game against the Vancouver Canucks.ĭucks head coach Dallas Eakins has indicated that Isac Lundestrom will move into Zegras’ spot as the second-line center. Bryce Kindopp was also recalled yesterday after the Ducks announced that Zegras had entered COVID protocol. The Ducks wasted no time adding players to their taxi squad, recalling Vinni Lettieri, Buddy Robinson, Jacob Larsson, Greg Pateryn, and Lukas Dostal. Teams can hold up to six players on their taxi squad at a time, but a player cannot be on the taxi squad for more than 20 cumulative days at a time. However, unlike last season, this season’s taxi squad will only be implemented until the 2022 All-Star Break. Ducks Add Six to Taxi Squadīecause of the recent and heavy number of COVID-related absences around the league, the NHL has re-implemented the taxi squad system from last season. Still, the Ducks will have to be diligent about getting in and out of protocols as smoothly as possible without losing more players. Three players being out due to such circumstances isn’t something to worry about compared to other teams. Trevor Zegras, Anaheim Ducks (Photo by Debora Robinson/NHLI via Getty Images)Īfter Jakob Silfverberg entered COVID protocol fairly early into the season, the Ducks have been pretty much scot-free of any COVID-related absences.
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