He definitely looked better than Sheary from last year. He wasn't spectacular but didnt make nay bad plays. He also got a goal with that snipe. He isn't afraid to fight or use his body big need for team. I have a feeling we will seeing Sheary, Atkinson, and Chaffee out of the line up for him this year. Maybe he can be our next Hagel, but it is too early to tell.
I think he gets sent down when we are fully healthy. Big potential but he's not out performing Chaffee or Atkinson....yet. Let him go down and dominate the AHL for a bit.
Either that, or JBB needs to suck it up and waive Sheary. What I don't wanna see is Geekie healthy scratched.
"First of all he's shown us some signs (he could do it), especially in training camp. We had him playing in the middle, which he is natural, but I think especially coming into this league it's ok to jump over to wing. It can be a little bit of an easier assignment than the demands of having to play center, and he's playing with two pretty good players. He's a really good player himself. He's just not an experienced player. It was just one game, but he'll be with those guys again tonight, but with each game too he's getting more confident. But maybe helping him take a little less responsibility away from him putting him on the wing is helping him."
Is it crazy to say, since he's moved up to the 2nd line, that he's been more noticeable than Guentzel? Seems like every game he's driving plays, getting good scoring chances or setting them up. I'm really impressed with him - and a little underwhelmed by Guentzel thus far, but sometimes it takes guys half a season or more to click with a new team (Hagel, for instance).