AHL affiliate of team will feature young talent this year by Jeff Svoboda @JacketsInsider / BlueJackets.com
When I talked to Cleveland Monsters head coach Mike Eaves on Wednesday, his trademark enthusiasm couldn t help but come through the Zoom call.
The AHL affiliate of the Blue Jackets were two days away from beginning their season with a pair of games at Rockford, and Eaves was discussing just how ready he and the team were to begin what was scheduled to be a 28-game season down on the farm.
Unfortunately, all that changed Thursday when the AHL announced that the Monsters would not be traveling to the Screw Capital of the World because of the league s COVID-19 protocols, delaying the start of the campaign for Cleveland.