Erik Erlendsson @erlendssonTBO
Tampa Bay announces that RW Richard Panik has been reassigned to Syracuse #tblightning
That was quick..
Tampa Bay announces that RW Richard Panik has been reassigned to Syracuse #tblightning
That was quick..
Malone is back.
Labrie can play up here. He seemed fearful of making mistakes though. He's not at his best when he's playing that way.
Hope we get to see the real Nacho up here.
Erik Erlendsson @erlendssonTBO
I don't think the Panik reassignment is indicitive of Malone returning tomorrow, but I'd expect Monday in Pitt; Labrie like in vs Boston
I'd rather Panik be getting quality minutes in the AHL, opposed to 4th line spot minutes in the NHL. He'll be a good player for us, just needs to be on the third line or above in order to properly have an impact. Further development under Cooper won't be a bad thing, especially with how our team is playing right now.
Also
Great time to talk with Pens management about dealing us Malone .
During his two weeks with Tampa Bay, Panik showed plenty to give the impression he will be a regular in the Tampa Bay lineup in the near future.
"We felt he has tremendous skill, he's a big boy who can skate and does a lot of good things,'' Boucher said. "But he's one of those American League guys who is knocking at the door.
"He's a young guy, and like most young guys defensively, you can't wait too long for them to pick it up defensively. I think he picked up a lot of stuff but still has some things to learn in his defensive game, his two-way game and his consistency and the details of the game.''