Observations:
Pinto - I thought Pinto had a great night playing the #1 centre spot against a pretty good Jets NHL lineup. Not only is he going to be good defensively & at faceoffs we underestimate how good he can be offensively. Formenton had 32 pts last yr & with Pinto as his centre could easily hit 40 pts this yr, both could. We just need Joseph to pick up his offence on RW & add 30 or 40 pts too.
Kastelic - with Norris, Pinto & Kastelic at centre in future Ott should be very good at faceoffs especially with Giroux taking faceoffs for Stutzle too. Kastelic brings that big strong body that can skate, hit & fight. I really liked watching him & Boucher on the same line. The sooner this guy is in their lineup everyday the better the team will be.
JBD - I thought JBD had a pretty good game defensively, not flashy just steady solid defensive play. He could be the best partner for Sanderson once Hamonic ages out. I also thought offensively he made a couple of perfect wristers to the net about a foot off the ice, perfect for tips that coaches & players alike love.
Motte - he's a much better player than I thought, reminds me a lot of C. Brown without as much playmaking ability. He should be a very good addition for this young team especially on the PK.
Sokolov - I saw two races for pucks last night between Sokolov & two Jets players & it didn't look like Sokolov is as slow as people keep regurgitating. It looked to me like he can keep up with NHL speed just fine, he just needs to create the offence in the NHL that he has in the AHL consistently. I wouldn't mind seeing him on an offenive line.
Reinhardt - he's a bit of an under the radar type player with decent size & a nose for the net. He may have more potential than I initially thought, clearly a bottom six player but should add some depth there.