People forget shore is still young. Dowd is almost 3 years older than shore...and is still behind on the depth chart. I do have hope in dowd as he just showed a tad bit more fire than shore. Make no mistake thier offensive games were pretty close...
Shore needs to get more power on his shot.... This year is the one to show if his development stalled...but please remember he is still a kid.
I honestly wouldn't mind a 4th line of
Clifford-Dowd-Shore
It has grit, defensive responsibility, puck possession, and the ability to produce 25 goals.... Oh course it also doesn't hurt that they would be cheap/affordable