I've been rooting for shore pretty hard since he's been up at this level... heck ive always loved our prospects from being a long time suffering kings fan... all i could hang my hat on was "the future". As we're a top contender lately, my love for following/rooting for our prospects still exists but it is nowhere near the level it was in the 90's and early 2000's when we were bad.
That being said...i just don't see it w/ shore anymore. I understand what kind of player he is but does it mean that he's EFFECTIVE or making a positive impact? my answer now is there's somebody else that is MORE effective so the other guy should play. That other guy is Nic Dowd, I've been waiting to see a reign player take the reigns... AA(who i adored as a prospect) frankly hasn't been cutting it either, Mersch showed glimpses and will one day be here as a productive PowerForward, but he didn't exactly steal a roster spot. 2 games is a small sample size but my eye test sees dowd as a player comfortable at this level... not hesitant, strong on the puck, aggressive on the forecheck...good on draws, and has a bit of nastiness, perfect for the bottom 6. Obviously like every young player he could hit a rough patch... but initially I like what I see and I hope when we get versteeg and vinny back.. and even gabo back... I'd like to play Dowd over Shore and Andreoff.