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Originally Posted by sun
Surprised about Nemisz. Not surprised about Irving, but definitely disappointed. Another poor first round pick even though he showed some promise from time to time.
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I'm not in the slightest. This is the first year Nemisz has taken a step back in his development and it was in a year he missed all of camp and a decent portion of the season due to injuries. Also he had some horrible luck around the net offensively once he did get it going. Nemisz is still excellent defensively, a very good penalty killer, great along the boards and is one of the few big bodied prospects we have.
Doesn't make sense to give up on him right after his ELC when he was always expected to be a bit of a project. Especially when there will be probably be 6 or 7 other minor league forwards that will not see a contract renewal and a couple other Heat regulars could be regulars in the NHL.
I think Nemisz will very much be looked upon as a leader with Abbotsford next season.