No Fun Shogun
34-38-61-10-13-15
Thanks for the report. So, from what I'm getting, Pokka was never given the chance to show if he can play at the NHL level or is it a case of him being given the chance but not being able to establish himself?
Yeah, aside from being one of the black aces to sit up in the press box in case of injury during the playoffs and getting some preseason action, he never got a call up to the big club. I haven't watched a Rockford game in a while, so I honestly can't give a scouting report for what he was like, but he seemed to put up at least decent numbers down in the AHL so I can't say if he would've transitioned well into being an NHLer.
Given that we appear to be on the verge of a retool though, I'd have a hard time imagining that Bowman would trade someone that he believed had more than third line potential, though. Maybe giving him too much credit, but just my two cents.