It’s hard to read the nuance from a printed quote without being able to see him speaking, but when he’s used this type of language before it was when Blais was on the fringe of making the team and he was saying he was playing well enough to stay. Ironically, Blais did get sent down after that camp, but not for too long. The team was too deep. I don’t think he did anything special in the AHL to get called up, just that numbers worked out later.I had a different read. Fine from Berube is not a compliment. I don’t think Kostin has done what he needed to make club at this point. He may still before camp ends but needs to embrace his role.
‘I haven’t heard or read anything from Berube to indicate Kostin has been disappointing this camp. Doesn’t mean he’ll make the team, but I think “fine” is not a negative descriptor here.