Freshman Defenseman Ethan Mackenzie Brings New Energy to North Dakota
Incoming North Dakota freshman Ethan MacKeznie was drafted this past summer by the Toronto Maple Leafs, and I had the chance to catch up with him at the end of the weekend, where he looked like a hidden gem for both the Leafs and North Dakota.
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Winning the off-season does not mean you're gonna do well in the regular season because I, I remember some people saying last year Vancouver had an unbelievable off-season, and then they were the worst team in the NHL.
That being said, I think the best off-season in the Atlantic division was the Toronto Maple Leafs because they added essentially an entire bottom six.
They added a starting goaltender that they're hoping is not over the hill in Sergei Bobrovsky.
They added purportedly a number one defenseman in Darren Raddysh, and they added a potential cornerstone player with the first overall pick in Gavin McKenna.
There's obviously they need a lot of things to fall into place, but I, I look at them, and the only other team that you could really say, would be Florida because they added Brady Tkachuk.
But I think there's some questionable moves with get, adding Radko Gudas and Markstrom as a goaltender replacing Bobrovsky that make me pause.
In terms of the worst in the Atlantic division, to me, it's clear it's the Buffalo Sabres.
They lost Alex Tuch.
They lo- they traded Bowen Byram.
They made a good deal.
They, you know, they made And they made a good trade for Olli Mttnen, but they made two good trades, and they still got worse.
And we're now in the, be-beginning of August, and they have not closed the gap of the 44 goals that they have subtracted from their roster.
And they're going into the season with the same goaltending, and they have not traded for Connor Hellebuyck as of yet.
So I would say it's clear the Buffalo Sabres
