kulman has a few pluses that make me hopeful... hes been captain of winning teams at lower levels... that's always a plus
hes able to win mvp of tournaments despite not being an offensive wizard... this screams heart and attention to defense. those are things we want on our bottom 6
hes smallish but no talk about being timid. I don't need him to be a big bruising heavy hitter. just need guys that don't avoid puck battle
im now hoping he has enough offense to be a 3rd liner... but even if he doesn't, I like his profile enough to pencil him on the 4th line next year.
kuraly is showing me enough that im ok penciling him for a 3rd line role. kuhlman/wagner as 2 fairly good skating energy guys on the 4th line is quite a good start. they might be able to carry a guy like federic/karlsson as we break in one of those guys to full time nhl service.
kuraly/Nordstrom moving to 3rd line roles might seem like an offensive blackhole so I guess we should be looking to get them help. maybe donato will grab a spot here or Bjork... certainly those guys bring offensive if they are doing their job.
we got quite a few interesting choices for the bottom 6 now... and kulman can simply add to it if he pans out... so far the results have looked good