Let's be fair. He was complete dog poop early on. Being waived, and sat... I'm not sure if he had an injury, or if the embarrassment got him going again.... but, he's been good at his role as of late, and proven to be quite useful.
Being fair would be giving players the opportunity to pull themselves out of early-season slumps when they’re off their game.
A lot of posters decided to write off a lot of players based on the first handful of regular season games, foretelling doom for the team, deciding players’ NHL careers were over, calling for trades, waivers, you name it..
Thank heavens they aren’t in charge of a hot dog stand, let alone a hockey team.
All of Reaves, Bert, Domi, Kampf, and Samsonov are now making solid contributions and at a perfect time of the year for us as teams get into playoff mode.