Atlantic Notes: Copp, Subban, Bruins

Rosters for the upcoming World Championships are likely to be revealed in the coming days but Red Wings center Andrew Copp won’t on the one for Team USA, notes Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press.  Copp decided to decline the offer to let his body heal up, allowing him to be fully healthy heading into training camp.  Although the 28-year-old played in every game this season, he missed training camp due to his recovery from offseason surgery which resulted in a slow start and a quieter-than-expected campaign that saw him score just nine goals.  Clearly, Copp is hoping that a more traditional offseason and a full camp will result in him being more productive in 2023-24.

Elsewhere in the Atlantic:

• If the Sabres intend to go with a young goalie tandem next season in Devon Levi and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, veteran Eric Comrie would likely be the odd one out. With that in mind, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News suggests that Buffalo would be wise to re-sign Malcolm Subban this offseason to hedge as insurance in case Comrie is either traded or cleared off waivers.  While there is definitely an upside to carrying two promising youngsters in goal, it stands to reason that they should have at least one veteran in the fold.  Subban had a 2.94 GAA with a .903 SV% in 39 regular season games with Rochester.
• After a tough showing last night against Florida, some have wondered if Boston might opt to make a goalie change heading into Sunday’s series-deciding game. Speaking with reporters today including Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic (Twitter link), head coach Jim Montgomery declined to say who will get the nod.  Linus Ullmark, the expected Vezina Trophy winner, has allowed 10 goals on 57 shots over the last two games but while they have a more than capable backup in Jeremy Swayman, the 24-year-old has just three minutes of game action since the regular season ended two-and-a-half weeks ago.