Huh? He's 26 and not an NHL-level player at all.
He looked like it during his multiple callups this season. The team did give him a 2 year contract extension, with the latter year one-way.
Huh? He's 26 and not an NHL-level player at all.
Helluva season for JDrury, 20, still going strong in the AHL.
29 goals, 74 points, +19 with 71 penalty minutes
236 shots on goal
AHL website and EP has him listed as having 52 pts in 68 games in the regular season.His rookie season in the AHL
6 points shy of 30 play-off points
4 points shy of 80 points in total
The points are finally coming for him. In my personal opinion he is the replacement for Jordan Staal. I kinda wish Staal retired last offseason so Ponomarev could come up and play on the 4th line. Ponomarev is also a defensive forward who can put up points. His path is pretty crazy considering he was never a point per game player at the junior level, but in the AHL his pace is still solid scoring at a .76 rate in 89 games. Carolina could be set at 3rd and 4th center with Drury and Ponomarev playing a defensively solid game.Nine points in his last 13 games after going 1 in 15 to start the year
Finally coming along it seems, how has he been Canes fans?
He's had some more puck luck lately after hitting several posts earlier in the year. I was very high on him as a prospect but haven't seen much from him in the NHL that tells me he has a ceiling much higher than a replaceable 3rd line C. Still a nice player to have but I could see him being a trade piece for a trade with a team that sees him as having more upside.Nine points in his last 13 games after going 1 in 15 to start the year
Finally coming along it seems, how has he been Canes fans?
He's had some more puck luck lately after hitting several posts earlier in the year. I was very high on him as a prospect but haven't seen much from him in the NHL that tells me he has a ceiling much higher than a replaceable 3rd line C. Still a nice player to have but I could see him being a trade piece for a trade with a team that sees him as having more upside.
Points keep coming