That pretty much sums it up. He was obviously a step behind, but even as a Ducks fan I have been pretty pessimistic of him, but he has had a decent first pro year in the AHL. He certainly needs at least another season before the big show, but to me, his debut is really good news.Well he had a decent chance early in his debut as well as a couple nice passes. Although I don’t think he really played at all if ever in the third.
He needs some muscle and more confidence/offensive dominance in the AHL and he could become a decent middle6 winger
PS
This was actually his 3rd game in 3 nights.
First two games were with the Gulls in San Diego and Ontario (was 1+1 in both).
So this was a fantastic weekend for him. And yeah, in his first shift in the NHL he came close to scoring