Just feels like ... Players are developing. Who knows if they're NHLers. But it certainly feels like player development is doing everything they can here to have the best organizational depth possible.
I think that the coaching change has been good for Klimovich. And whatever the reason, he is not the utter rockhead that he was in years past. Could see that right from the first game this season. Mostly sound defensive positioning and has cut down on giveaways-- the latter issue still creeps in here and there, but even that now has as much to do with needing to polish his skills as it does with mental errors.
I don't know why Blais didn't play tonight but it wasn't because of the veteran rule. Friedman, Brisebois, Stevens and Twarynski were the only veteran skaters who dressed tonight.
Utica went to the finals 1 year. Markie in net. Baertschi, Gaunce and I don't remember who else. AHL streamed all playoff gms for free that year.
