What is Richard Panik's upside?

[Darcy Tucker]

His upside we saw last season....

He is a good 3rd line player on the Leafs, which would make him a bubble player on most teams.

He would make most team's 4th line. There's only a few deep lineups in the league he couldn't crack. Size and speed is usable.

 

[2badknees]

He would make most team's 4th line. There's only a few deep lineups in the league he couldn't crack. Size and speed is usable.

The problem is that you can't take a guy's skillset, and apply it to 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th line based upon ranking. There's tons of bubble top 6 players that would be a poor choice for 4th line duty.

I was originally hoping that Panik would replace lupul if they were able to dump his salary, but based on his lack of consistency, I'd be more interested in Brown having a shot at a scoring role.

 

[Crosscrease14]

I hope the leafs hold onto Panik and let him play in the top 6 after the trade deadline purge. He has speed, a decent shot and is a bit of a pest. Leipsic, komarov, Panik would be an ideal fourth line next year.

 

[Darcy Tucker]

I'd like to see Komarov-Holland-Panik myself.

 

[dballislife2]

he was okay last year on a crap team...at this moment right now hes no more than 4th liner and thats even with this horrible leafs team...based on this camp so far i wouldn't even put him on roster over a lot of the bottom 6 guys

he hasn't impressed at all so far

 

[Luigi#17]

He's definitely got some talent and if anybody can beat it out of him, it's Babcock. Panik only has to put it together and then he'll be a beast on the ice.

 

[inthe6ix]

I know it's going back, but he reminds me of guys like Todd Warriner and Chad Kilger - good size with potential, but just can't bring it together consistently when it counts.

 

[Sergei Berezin]

Very low IQ with the puck. He's a hard worker and he wants it, but he simply doesn't see the ice well enough to be a top-6 guy, unless he can somehow become an elite finisher.

 

[hobarth]

I'd like to see Komarov-Holland-Panik myself.

I'd prefer Komarov/Gauthier/Panic

 

[FreeBird]

Very low IQ with the puck. He's a hard worker and he wants it, but he simply doesn't see the ice well enough to be a top-6 guy, unless he can somehow become an elite finisher.

Cooper and Yzerman had him for three years, that was enough for them, and their record speaks for itself.

 

[burpsalot]

He's a Babcock kind of player.

For sure, depth 3rd line 200' player, possible 2nd line if he gains a scoring touch.