I'm surprised Blandisi's not up on that first line...
To be fair, he's sizzled out a bit of late and our team is so incompetent offensively which usually means we generate no space whatsoever for offensive chances. He played pretty well with Henrique-Stempniak because those two are actually smart, solid top six players. What we have now is mediocre-fourth line players studded throughout our line-up. He's still young and a bit flawed -- he gets knocked down by any contact -- so he's the type of player, at least now, that needs to be with skilled players to produce.
Also, him and Sislo were a pretty good duo for a while in the AHL.
I've honestly never heard of Kalinin or Sislo. Any chance you could give a quick scouting report?
Kalinin is a big, strong center/wing from Russia who has incredible puck-possession skills and has a solid two-way game. When he's on his game, he can be a beast on the boards and really influence the game. When he's not, he's a guy that you don't notice doing anything negative -- which is good for a bottom-six player. Had a gordie howe hat trick in our last game against the Rangers were he was a beast.
Sislo is a guy we've had on our AHL team for a while, he's 27. He produces like crazy in the AHL -- Albany's franchise leader in goals and was tops in AHL in goals this year -- but never produces at the NHL level. Still a reliable two-way guy regardless.