![Milan Lucic trains for an NHL comeback](https://cdn.buminteractif.com/2024/08/GettyImages-1734342038.jpg)
At the moment, the player is not eligible to sign a contract with any of the league’s teams, and Gary Bettman will have to give him the green light to return to action.
Update: Sources say Milan Lucic has been training in New Jersey this summer in an attempt to continue his playing career.
Lucic is currently ineligible to return to the #NHL. He was arrested in Boston last November for assault and battery, plead not guilty, and charges were…
– Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) August 15, 2024
His offensive production has slowed down considerably in recent years, because he’s no longer moving forward on the ice… And I wonder if any club will give him a chance after all.
On the other hand, Lucic has a bad reputation after what’s happened in recent months, and that too could play a role in teams’ decisions.
Is there really a club that’s going to want to team up with him, given that the rumours about him are so awful?
That’s something to think about…
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– The Capitals have some good youngsters.
The Washington Capitals have been focused on getting Alexander Ovechkin to the all-time goals record.
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– Tony Ferrari (@theTonyFerrari) August 15, 2024