2023-24 season preview: Sleepers, breakouts, bounce-backs

Sep 21, 2023, 05:00 PM

Pete, Nick and Anna are joined by Jake Hahn of SiriusXM NHL Network Radio to identify all the sleeper, deep sleeper, breakout and bounce-back candidates for the new season. The crew discusses whether playoff standouts like Adin Hill, Ivan Barbashev, Taylor Hall and Akira Schmid can carry it over, teammate beneficiaries of offseason moves like Seth Jones, Lucas Raymond, Nick Schmaltz and Pavel Zacha. Other topics include Jacob Markstrom vs. Jack Campbell to bounce back, Gabriel Vilardi vs. Barrett Hayton as a sleeper, sneaky teams with young talent like the Predators and Flyers, Matthew Knies’ upside with William Nylander shifting to center, the outlook for a healthy Sean Couturier and more.