just a question as an isles fan......how has mcilrath (sp?) looked? i know he was a little disappointing in his development the last few years, but i noticed he was playing a few games ago....has he looked solid?
hope klein is okay, just after tomorrow's game
McIlrath has looked just fine; better than expected, probably (SSS, of course). Has some adjustments to make, like anyone else. But he comes as advertised: strong on the puck, big, hits like a truck (see Schultz hit from the Flyers game last week), and has a little offensive kick to him, but mostly stay-at-home D.
As for his "disappointing development", he had a bunch of injuries before this year, and last year was pretty much his first "full season" in the AHL. He had another close one in '13-'14, but other years have been injury prone. Started out slow last year, but was one of the best defenseman for the Wolf Pack in the second half/playoffs.
If he keeps getting consistent starts, and staying up with the team and practicing regularly, he'll be great.
We hope Klein is okay too, but we won't know for another few hours :/