The Players Lounge ft. Leo Carlsson, Pavel Mintyukov and Olen Zellweger

Leo Carlsson, Pavel Mintyukov and Olen Zellweger make their Players Lounge debut! The trio talk about their roommates on the road, their first year's in the NHL, Olen's love for food and more!

[@Simone-uu8ne]

During the podcast we learnt that: - Zelly eats and smiles a lot, even though not noticeably - Minty is always honest. No lies (or at least nobody ever caught him lying) - Leo is chilling all the times and likes to be on his phone Oh, and we got to hear the pairs in the hotel when they're playing away

[@mrbone009]

The NHL needs to do more of this. Very good job by the Ducks here

[@clairruckman7674]

100% agree! Knowing the players and their goofiness/ fun makes at least me more invested in if they do well.

[@neatdrew]

Minty is funny 🤣

[@elizabethleo9591]

i love the minty leo bromance

[@Simone-uu8ne]

not Leo with the bad genes haha! The three of them are so funny without even trying

[@kass7927]

Oh man, Zelly’s funny without even trying

[@datboi3333]

Let’s go boys future is bright!

[@Cobbycoyote]

This crew is stellar!

[@deannawilliams6471]

So very cool. Love these kids

[@katekatekatekatekatekatekate]

Go zelly go

[@soysauce76]

Studs all around! Gonna be exciting next year…. I also said the same thing this year 🤡

[@Simone-uu8ne]

This year we had too many changes and injuries. This year we're gonna have two first round picks + Gauthier, so a third one in the team. Easily one of the best years in a long time

[@soysauce76]

@@Simone-uu8ne true, hoping for the best!

[@Jonesyful10]

The standings don’t reflect how much of a better team they were this year. They had the most injuries in the league if you’re only counting top players and they lost so many close games

[@TheAshMan42]

I want to know if they plan to get Olen 2 more games and then send him elsewhere, keeping him as a rookie for next year, or if they intend to let him finish out the season.

[@Roochfan20]

The ELC contract slide only applies to U20 players. Since Olen is 20 years old, he is no longer eligible for the ELC slide.

[@TheAshMan42]

@@Roochfan20 Thanks for the reply, but I'm not sure I understand. The ELC slide is a contract answer, but I'm curious about his rookie status for next season. Or does the ELC slide affect that status? IIRC you can play up to 25 games in a prior season and still be considered a rookie the following season, so long as you meet the age requirement. So I'm curious if they'll play him the rest of the season and let this be his rookie year, or if they'll sit him at least one game and let him compete for the Calder in 24-25.

[@Roochfan20]

@@TheAshMan42 No, the ELC slide only apply to U20 players. It doesn't factor in how many games that U20 player plays in the NHL. You can be a eligible for the Calder Trophy as a 26 year old but you won't be eligible to have your ELC slide to the following year.

[@voodoo2plus1]

He’s no longer a rookie going into next year so the Calder is out of the question for Zelly. They should’ve sat him final game of the season if that was something he wanted to try for in 2024-2025 season.

[@davidcroteau7886]

interviewer needs to learn how to interview. Awful job

[@clairruckman7674]

I hate to be critical, and better than the one interview where the guy forced the players to acknowledge Taylor Swift. That was probably the most awkward weird interview I've seen in a while, so in comparison:) The lads were hard holding up this interview though from their side.