It looks the Stefan Matteau won't be returning to the QMJHL after all.
The 18-year-old forward, who was drafted 29th overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, will burn the first year of his entry-level deal by playing his 6th NHL game tonight. Matteau is expected to skate on the top line with Travis Zajac and Ilya Kovalchuk.
Matteau has zero points in five NHL games thus far. He'll skate in plac...
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