We know he's put up a pile of points at every level he's ever played, captained many teams, and is addressing his biggest weakness with one of the most renowned skating coaches in the world.
Samberg has legit ice time in the NHL and has looked good.
Chaz is interesting to watch. You never feel like he's doing much then suddenly the puck is in the back of the net in a very unspectacular way. Then he keeps doing it. He never really seems to need to be a good skater because he's so good at just being in the right place. Problem is whether that can carry on at the next level, it would be a great thing if he could improve his skating.
I don't know how anybody could think he has higher upside. Higher floor, better chance of becoming an NHL player, fine there's an argument there, but in terms of upside Samberg is nowhere close to Heinola.
Recency bias. Shiny new toy syndrome. Injured vs not.
Actually there was a good stretch where the 1st PP unit included him, Heinola, and Gawanke. It was a strange formation but probably the right one to go with considering where the talent was on the team.
Totally agree. He was the best player for either team in that series with the Admirals. I didn't catch any Moose regular season games but watched that series and was taken aback by just how good he looked. Smooth skater, great instincts offensively and defensively, smart puck-mover. If I was only basing my vote on that series he would be my pick here. It's nice to see posters who watched more Moose games than I affirm his talents.
