I think the best thing I've seen from Poulin is that he doesn't look uncomfortable playing with NHL talent. He's worked well with Kap. Hasn't capitalized on any of the myriad of chances Kap's feeding him, but he's not like deer in the headlights out there. No real hesitation.
Legare's shown some flashes of speed, which is unexpected. Doesn't seem afraid to shoot and is creating on his own most of the time.
Lee's confident along the blueline. Doesn't shy away from getting off a shot, and has the ability to get pucks through to the net, which is a plus.
There's not really anyone else that's emerged from the primordial soup of ECHL/AHL fodder. I'd have liked POJ to show a bit more thus far. Marino and Jarry--two NHL locks--have not looked anywhere near as good or confident as Kap. Guys like Boyle and E-Rod are what they are. Lafferty is still a donkey brain. Friedman and Riikola are meh. Lindberg's been solid through the ~10 minutes--looks really fast.
And that's about all I give a shit about a pre-season game. G'night.
