After playing on the right side for the first time in his career last season, York has a shot at being the top left-handed defenseman for a team focused on developing its young talent.
, and Justin Braun signed to play in Germany — all moves that leave an opportunity for York on the blue line.
“Obviously [Provorov and DeAngelo] leaving, they played big minutes for us. Provy was all situations; Tony was power plays,” York said Friday. “So there’s a lot of roles that are unfilled right now. My goal just during camp is to try and earn some of those situations that those guys had, and try to take that spot.”York netted a goal in both of his team’s scrimmages in training camp on Saturday, beatingwith a snipe from the point in the first game.
Last season, York worked his way into the top pairing alongside Provorov, but was playing on the right side for the first time in his career. “I would prefer the left for sure,” York said. “But, you know, it’s important to be versatile in this league, and I feel like I can play both pretty well. So definitely just more familiar and comfortable with the left side, but with injuries and stuff, you just you never know what the case may be. So I’m prepared for both.”John Tortorella“We’re going to have some horror shows some nights with our young back end,” Tortorella said at the beginning of training camp.
“I thought we put [York] in some tough spots by playing him so much in the right toward the end of the year — basically, he was just flipping pucks out,” Tortorella said. “I just didn’t see him play his game on the right side, and I have a bit of responsibility to develop him the proper way too.”
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