Kahkonen didn't have many other places to go. All the other goalies signed and it was down to Winnipeg/Vegas/Colorado/Tampa as teams who maybe could use a backup goalie. Vegas signed Ilya Samsonov and Colorado is capped out. Tampa might be saving their money elsewhere and they have Jonas Johansson signed at the league minimum to be backup.
And maybe Kahkonen looked at what Laurent Brossoit got today and thinks he could replicate that sort of season in Winnipeg. I think Connor Hellebuyck said he was running on empty in the playoffs, so I wonder if they look to lighten his workload slightly?
And maybe Kahkonen looked at what Laurent Brossoit got today and thinks he could replicate that sort of season in Winnipeg. I think Connor Hellebuyck said he was running on empty in the playoffs, so I wonder if they look to lighten his workload slightly?
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