Should the Jets give Dominik Kubalik a PTO?
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As the NHL preseason comes knocking on our doorsteps, the Winnipeg Jets should start considering PTO's for training camp.
Dominik Kubalik is described as a smooth skating forwards who is quick on his feet and can pose as an electric offensive threat. Although he's known to be a streaky player who struggles with consistency, but he's definitely a talented forward the Jets should take a strong look at.
Kubalik is a player looking for a reset after a challenging 2023-24. The Czechian left winger had a career-low 15 points (11 goals, four assists) in his lone season for the Ottawa Senators after being traded from the Detroit Red Wings as part of the Alex DeBrincat deal. The 29 year old has a long track record as a consistent offensive producer, however, in both Europe and the NHL.
Originally drafted in 2012 by the Los Angeles Kings (seventh round, 191st overall) out of the Ontario Hockey League, Kubalik returned to Europe and spent his early 20s playing in Czechia and Switzerland before coming back to North America to play for the Chicago Blackhawks for the 2019-20 season.
He put up 46 points that season (including 30 goals,) 38 points in the shortened 2020-21, and 32 points in 2021-22 before the Blackhawks allowed him to walk into unrestricted free agency. In his lone season with the Red Wings, who signed him to a two-year deal in the 2022 offseason, he put up 45 points before his aforementioned struggles with the Senators.
After the departure of highly talented UFA's such as Tyler Toffoli and Sean Monahan, massive gaps in the Jets roster are ripe for the taking. Will the Jets give Kubalik a shot? Only time will tell.
source: The Hockey Writers
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