Milano, Demers among hockey players trying to crack NHL rosters through professional tryouts
Players on PTOs find themselves in a tricky spot. They want to impress, but also know the camp invite arrived for a specific reason.
With the NHL still coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, its salary cap only went up US$1 million this season to $82.5 million — the first increase since 2019-20. “That’s why you recruited them,” he said. “ if you don’t do it, you’re unlikely to get anybody in the future. You’ve got to treat these guys well.“Anybody who’s here is available to compete for a spot in our team. I want to put them in a position to succeed.”
Milano said he spoke to Flames head coach Darryl Sutter for the first time the day before arriving in Calgary.“I’ve just got to prove I can do it again.”