I think he’ll be an NHL player. He was alright in his stint at the end of last season with the Preds and has had some good training camps in the past. He seems to have the strength and the tools. He just didn’t do anything offensively last season, so I think the organization is leveraging his last year of waiver exemption to see if he can build on a strong AHL playoff and have a breakout offensive season.
He could play a generic 4th line role in the NHL today, but he’ll be worth more to the Preds if he can figure out how to bring a few goals.