Fabian Zetterlund is back in San Jose.<\/p>\n
For the first time since his shocking trade to the Ottawa Senators last Trade Deadline, Zetterlund will face the San Jose Sharks this Saturday.<\/p>\n
Zetterlund spoke after Senators practice about how much he misses William Eklund, his current goal-scoring struggles in Ottawa (he has one goal in 20 games), the business of hockey, and defending Macklin Celebrini.<\/p>\n
Zetterlund, on being back in San Jose:<\/p>\n
I\u2019m excited. It\u2019s gonna be fun to play tomorrow. Like I said, I\u2019m excited to be back, and I\u2019m really, really pumped.<\/p>\n
Zetterlund, on what he misses most about San Jose:<\/p>\n
Eklund. (laughs)<\/p>\n
Zetterlund, on the trade that sent him to Ottawa:<\/p>\n
I mean, everything happened so quickly, you know? I got that call and didn\u2019t really think that much. It was just, go home and pack my stuff. My phone was ringing the whole day while I was trying to prepare for the next thing. It happened so quickly, so you can\u2019t really find a word for it.<\/p>\n
Zetterlund, on entering the playoffs with Ottawa:<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a big thing. To play in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, it\u2019s one of the toughest, hardest, and most fun things to do. Everyone wants to play, everyone wants to win, so the playoffs is really fun hockey.<\/p>\n
Zetterlund, on this season with Ottawa:<\/p>\n
We all feel like we\u2019re going good right now. We fit each other really well, and we just need to continue to do that. It\u2019s a long season, a lot of games left, but if we do the right things on a daily basis like we always do\u2014we\u2019re a fun group, and we like to enjoy it together. When we do that, we know we\u2019re gonna have success.<\/p>\n
Zetterlund, on Lars Eller and Dylan Cozens:<\/p>\n
[Lars] has been around in the league for years. He knows how to handle pressure and stuff out there. So definitely, it\u2019s easy to play with him.<\/p>\n
[Dylan\u2019s] a tank out there. He\u2019s driving the puck really well through the middle. He has a really good shot too, so he likes to use it, which is good. For me, I just have to be at the net front and screen the goalie.<\/p>\n
Zetterlund, on playing San Jose tomorrow:<\/p>\n
Just be ready. We\u2019re going to be on our toes right from the hop and just play our game and everything will go well.<\/p>\n
Zetterlund, on leaving the San Jose Sharks, particularly William Eklund, and his case for Eklund to make Sweden\u2019s Olympic team:<\/p>\n
It\u2019s sad to leave one of your brothers. At the end of the day, it\u2019s business too. It\u2019s not the last time we\u2019re going to see each other. We kind of grew from that. We hung out over the summer a few times too, so it\u2019s fine right now.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s always been a guy who wants more. He\u2019s a competitive guy that likes to compete out there and never give up on anything. It\u2019s fun to watch him out there.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s a great player. You can trust him all over the ice and I mean, he has a great place on the team.<\/p>\n
We try to talk a lot. It\u2019s hard, we play on different schedules, as well as the time change and stuff. It\u2019s a little bit different, but we try to talk a lot if we can.<\/p>\n
Eklund did tell me that he and Zetterlund will be getting together tonight for dinner and just to hang out. Both are excited to see each other as the last time they did was over the summer. #SJSharks<\/a> #GoSensGo<\/a><\/p>\n