Confirmed with Link: Tyler Pitlick Signs one year contract

[DipsyMcDoodles]

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[Seedling]

Hope he can stay healthy. Seems like a great kid.

 

[Spawn]

Will be interesting to see what they do with him should he outplay a few of the 3rd/4th line guys. I think he's better than Klinkhammer/Gazdic for sure. He impresses when healthy. Skates fast, hits hard and seems reasonably smart on the ice.. But he's one of the most injury prone players there is. He's never capable of staying healthy.

 

[tiger_80]

Will be interesting to see what they do with him should he outplay a few of the 3rd/4th line guys. I think he's better than Klinkhammer/Gazdic for sure. He impresses when healthy. Skates fast, hits hard and seems reasonably smart on the ice.. But he's one of the most injury prone players there is. He's never capable of staying healthy.

He's an NHLer, imho. Unless he completely bombs in the training camp, he will make the opening day roster.

 

[Seedling]

Will be interesting to see what they do with him should he outplay a few of the 3rd/4th line guys. I think he's better than Klinkhammer/Gazdic for sure. He impresses when healthy. Skates fast, hits hard and seems reasonably smart on the ice.. But he's one of the most injury prone players there is. He's never capable of staying healthy.

For sure. He seems to have all the tools but just can't stay healthy. I like his game when he plays but I find it hard to get excited about him on the roster. I think he's basically a 14th or 15th forward at best. In and out of the line up kind of player. Hopefully he proves me wrong though. It would be nice to see some of these picks become players that we can count on going forward.

 

[dustrock]

Ehhhh. He's never going to be a difference maker. 4th line hooray

 

[the pen is mightier]

Part of me would like to see him with Hall and Mcdavid. Has the speed, size and physicality that would balance nicely on that line. Just needs to stay healthy.

 

[Throttlehead]

761,250 two-way 1 year

According to generalfanager

 

[Louis Cypher]

Part of me would like to see him with Hall and Mcdavid. Has the speed, size and physicality that would balance nicely on that line. Just needs to stay healthy.

I agree, I think it is a good fit. He can dig, hit and keep up with them speed-wise and seems to have pretty good hands. Must stay healthy.

So glad they didn't flush him.

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

I thought him and lander would make good 3rd liners many years ago.


It's weird that that might actually take place.

Nevermind my other thoughts.

 

[KCC]

Ehhhh. He's never going to be a difference maker. 4th line hooray

Personally I think he's better than that. But the reality is he doesn't fit in anywhere on the team because they're loaded at the forward position, especially RW. Possibly a third line guy down the road though if he can out perform everyone else. Is certainly capable of it.

 

[ohheyhemsky]

Personally I think he's better than that. But the reality is he doesn't fit in anywhere on the team because they're loaded at the forward position, especially RW. Possibly a third line guy down the road though if he can out perform everyone else. Is certainly capable of it.

He'll likely battle Klinkhammer for a position on the 4th line wing. He'll likely start in the AHL and be our first call up.

I'm hoping the kid can stay healthy. At his age, he's already a decent 4th line guy. Not too shabby, especially considering the tools he brings.

 

[Digger12]

Surprised he didn't break his wrist signing the contract.

 

[Spawn]

I agree, I think it is a good fit. He can dig, hit and keep up with them speed-wise and seems to have pretty good hands. Must stay healthy.

So glad they didn't flush him.

Disagree with his hands. He's inept at carrying the puck or even really making a play with the puck. He also doesn't seem to have the offensive awareness to be able to get open which will be essential for whoever plays with McDavid.

He seems to be a good 4th liner. And that's a valuable thing to have. I like him. But he shouldn't be playing higher in the lineup than that.

 

[Titsuple]

Surprised he didn't break his wrist signing the contract.

LOL this is funny. I like pitlick but this is his last chance IMO to make the NHL. He usually has strong camps so I see him making the club barring INJURY. 4th line revolving with Gazdic.

 

[TheGuyInTheChair]

Make or break year?

 

[The Nuge]

Make or break year?

Literally. When healthy, he deserves a spot, but he just can't seem to string together any time without getting hurt

 

[joestevens29]

I'd like to see what he can do if healthy. He's one of those guys I can see going elsewhere and at some point would be playing a season or two in the NHL. Unfortunately for him the Oilers are really getting to the point where we need proven players. There are proven UFA's that I think we can probably get year after year for slightly more money maybe even less. He is a guy that has some draft pedigree and I'd think PC would like to get another look himself before cutting Pitlick go.

 

[joestevens29]

Literally. When healthy, he deserves a spot, but he just can't seem to string together any time without getting hurt

What has he done to deserve a spot? He has struggled with consistency in the AHL, so it's not like he's our best AHLer just waiting for a spot to open up.

 

[La Bamba]

I think he'll beat out Klinkhammer for the 4th line RW spot.

Hendricks - Letestu - Pitlick is a very good 4th line that can have some form of an offensive threat also.

 

[Seedling]

I think he'll beat out Klinkhammer for the 4th line RW spot.

Hendricks - Letestu - Pitlick is a very good 4th line that can have some form of an offensive threat also.

That will be an interesting battle to watch. Both guys have lots to prove and want to stay up.

I presume they are both waiver eligible?

 

[The Nuge]

What has he done to deserve a spot? He has struggled with consistency in the AHL, so it's not like he's our best AHLer just waiting for a spot to open up.

He hasn't struggled with consistency from what I've seen. He's struggled to stay healthy, but that's really not the same thing. When healthy, he's better than guys like Klinkhammer and Gazdic

 

[PaPaDee]

That will be an interesting battle to watch. Both guys have lots to prove and want to stay up.

I presume they are both waiver eligible?

They would both have to pass through waivers to go to the AHL.

 

[dustrock]

He has speed and physicality so he might make it as a 4th liner.

But he has hands of stone.

 

[thadd]

When healthy, he's so much better than Gazdic and Klink.