Appearing on the Cam and Strick podcast this week, VGK head coach Bruce Cassidy said Jack Eichel winning the Stanley Cup should elevate his game and career. Cassidy said Eichel's two-way game improved a lot this past season. Eichel was told by Cassidy that he would play fewer minutes before the season, due to Cassidy's system and a system that rolls four lines. Eichel gave up a lot of his minutes and his offensive game to become a better defender. Cassidy added that Eichel needs to improve in some areas, including the faceoff circle where he won just 45% of his draws, if he wants to win the Selke Award. Eichel also might earn some minutes this season on the penalty kill. Cassidy also said he 'did cartwheels" when his former employer, Boston, was eliminated in the playoffs. He talked about Chandler Stephenson being one of the most underrated players in the league, and Ivan Barbeshev's playoff contributions. On this edition we also compare the contracts of goalies Adin Hill and Jeremy Swayman, we track the Stanley Cup visits, and we talk about the VGK road trip starting later this month.

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