People often talk about no depth in this organization & yet Merilainen comes in & passes Sogaard on the depth chart & is making Forsberg expendable or given them a reason not to re-sign him. Ostapchuk comes in earlier in the yr & pretty much has earned a regular job, if not this yr then next yr for sure. He's guy size, toughness, speed, is very good defensively & is decent in the faceoff circle.
Matinpalo comes in & looks better than Hamonic & although I think Yakemchuk ends up next to Kleven sooner rather than later, Matinpalo has proven he can be a decent injury replacement. Meanwhile Halliday is back to form & I imagine that by this time next yr he will be the next young guy going up & down from Belleville & filling a niche. Even Highmore & Reinhardt have not looked out of place, MacEwan does what we need him to do & Kleven as a rookie is having a strong season & getting better every game. They have some decent depth.