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