Gosh, you mean Kivlenieks is actually doing really really well, possibly even better than folks here anticipated during the summer - such as, perhaps, when prospect rankings were being voted on? You don't say.
I was one of the posters that kind of voted him pretty low overall, but he was definitely one of those harder prospects to rank.. Being a new prospect with just a couple season stats from the Minnesota high school league, one NAHL season, one USHL season at 20 years old, combined with goalie voo-doo kind of makes it hard to judge. One of those guys that goes later in the 1st ranking as we don't know much about him. Of course, I still like doing the rankings.
I'm just trying to keep in mind, he's still only played 4 games in the AHL thus far. I mean, Anton Forsberg had 2 very good years in Allsvenskan and the SHL, came over to play 4 games in the AHL and was lights out with about a 96% save percentage, continued next season (2014-2015) with a full season at about 2 goals against per game, 93% save percentage and had to play in the NHL as Bob got injured... But, he was just exposed as not being ready yet. I remember him playing at home, being relentlessly bood and given the bronx cheer for making a routine save. I legit felt bad for him there.
