Confirmed with Link: Rem Pitlick signed 1 year 2 way deal

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[Porter Stoutheart]

Hope we can pull off some way of keeping Pitlick. It feels like he is just so close.

 

[herzausstein]

Hope we can pull off some way of keeping Pitlick. It feels like he is just so close.

If we think he’ll get picked up off waivers I’d rather keep him up and pass someone like Grimaldi down

 

[Predsanddead24]

I wouldn't be too concerned about Pitlick passing through waivers at least to start the season. I think Pitlick can be an NHL player but I feel like every organization has their own guys like him who are mid-20s and are just on the cusp that they'd give a shot too before they claim him. The issue will be if he lights it up in the AHL this season and we bring him up that it might be tough to get him back down again.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

If we think he’ll get picked up off waivers I’d rather keep him up and pass someone like Grimaldi down

I think we're already looking at doing that anyway, *IF* everybody is healthy out of camp, and *IF* nothing else changes (which are both acknowledged "big ifs").

Assuming Borowiecki is back and we go 13/8/2 for our roster, and if Tomasino and Glass are both going to make the team, then we already don't have room for Grimaldi OR Pitlick.

But as Predsanddead24 notes above, there is a huge crush of players on waivers and demoted as every team breaks camp, so even if all of those things come to pass, there's probably a pretty reasonable chance he clears in that timeframe. Unless he does something like light up the preseason in scoring or something.

 

[Armourboy]

I could see Seattle grabbing him, or even a Buffalo or Arizona. He basically just needs an opportunity.

 

[Scoresberg]

Really hope he gets a fair chance. He has nothing left to show in the AHL.

It’s time to sink or swim.

 

[Flgatorguy87]

I know, I know...you all hate this, but he had really solid play driving possession numbers last year in his short stent, and as far as the eye ball test, he looked quick, created some good chances, and defensively he played competently. I would love to see him more with more minutes.

 

[Kat Predator]

I know, I know...you all hate this, but he had really solid play driving possession numbers last year in his short stent, and as far as the eye ball test, he looked quick, created some good chances, and defensively he played competently. I would love to see him more with more minutes.

Agreed. I see him as a sort of dark horse to possibly make the step up and fill Haula's vacant position in the lineup. But it also depends on Glass' knee rehab and where our coaches assess players in terms of overall development.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

I know, I know...you all hate this, but he had really solid play driving possession numbers last year in his short stent, and as far as the eye ball test, he looked quick, created some good chances, and defensively he played competently. I would love to see him more with more minutes.

I can't see why any of us would hate this. I just feel like I haven't seen enough of him to really have a strong opinion... he did look quick and was going to the right places on attack, but was also a bit sheltered and it's hard to really pick up much on the defensive side in limited TV viewings. It would not surprise me if he's more ready than Glass or Tomasino.

 

[nine_inch_fang]

I can't see why any of us would hate this. I just feel like I haven't seen enough of him to really have a strong opinion... he did look quick and was going to the right places on attack, but was also a bit sheltered and it's hard to really pick up much on the defensive side in limited TV viewings. It would not surprise me if he's more ready than Glass or Tomasino.

I feel like I only saw him 2 or 3 times during the games that he did play. Between limited minutes, crappy camera angles and production idiocy (constantly bouncing in and out of iso-cam views) you just don't see enough of the ice anymore to get a feel for some players.