Yeah, people are definitely sleeping on Blais. He should be in the conversation for the next few. He put up 43 points in 75 games as a 20 year old in the AHL. That's pretty impressive. Plus 8 points in 10 playoff games. Others who watched him can attest that he improved steadily as the season went along, and ended up being one of the most important forwards for the Wolves down the stretch and into the playoffs. Of course, spending some time playing on a line with the AHL's leading scorer didn't hurt, but he certainly wasn't carried.
I think he has the realistic potential to be a skilled 3rd liner. He is a very intelligent player with surprisingly slick hands, works hard on both ends of the ice, and is a hound on the forecheck. He's the kind of player fans will love in a bottom 6, depth scoring role.