Detroit Hockey Now’s Nate Brown posted an article in which he shares “Two truths and a lie” about Joe Veleno:
Truth: Veleno Will Start the Season on the Roster: It’s certainly going to be a crowded roster and an especially full bottom six grouping, a likely spot for where Veleno will start. Yzerman even specifically named Veleno as one of the young players the team will be relying on to help take the next step.
Regardless of all the competition, Veleno seemingly has the inside track with 71 NHL games to his name. He’ll perhaps have to hold off Jonatan Berggren or even Elmer Soderblom, but he projects to be on either the third or fourth line.
Where he slots in on that line could be the biggest X-factor. It’s something we’ll look at later in the piece.
