I think he's earned that. He's been a pleasant surprise.
Here's what we're left with in camp as we sit here today:
Forwards (21): Nikita Alexandrov (59), Zack Bolduc (76), Pavel Buchnevich (89), Zach Dean (52), Radek Faksa (12), Dylan Holloway (81), Mathieu Joseph (71), Kasperi Kapanen (42), Jordan Kyrou (25), Mathias Laferriere (58), Mackenzie MacEachern (28), Hugh McGing (56), Jake Neighbours (63), Simon Robertsson (80), Brandon Saad (20), Brayden Schenn (10), Oskar Sundqvist (70), Alexandre Texier (9), Robert Thomas (18), Alexey Toropchenko (13), Nathan Walker (26).
Defense (12): Philip Broberg (6), Justin Faulk (72), Adam Jiricek (37), Pierre-Olivier Joseph (77), Matthew Kessel (51), Nick Leddy (4), Colton Parayko (55), Scott Perunovich (48), Corey Schueneman (64), Hunter Skinner (43), Ryan Suter (22), Tyler Tucker (75).
Goaltenders (3): Jordan Binnington (50), Joel Hofer (30), Vadim Zherenko (1).