Egor Afanasyev, Milwaukee Admirals (AHL)
There were rumblings that Egor Afanasyev would actually make the Nashville Predators roster for the opening game of the season after he had such a strong preseason.
Afanasyev was instead sent down to the Milwaukee Admirals and is getting plenty of ice time through the first three games. He’s racked up a goal and two assists, but was held off the scoresheet in Milwaukee’s latest game, a loss to the Chicago Wolves.
This is Afanasyev’s first action in the AHL of his hockey career after spending time in the OHL and KHL. It’s his last step of development before eventually getting his NHL opportunity, which could still happen at some point this season.
It’ll be fun to track Afanasyev’s progress and see what kind of stats he can pile up as one of Milwaukee’s top offensive threats. He’s getting time on their top line with Cody Glass and Cole Schneider and it will be very beneficial for him more so than getting buried on the depth chart with little ice time on the Predators.