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Originally Posted by bubbsy
really looking for any kind of good news stories...
how are guys like poirier, klimchuk, arnold, shore, seiloff doing thus far?
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Klimchuk, Sieloff, and Shore have been struggling hard for most of the season.
Sieloff has at times been pretty good defensively, and then he'll make a really bad boneheaded pass that lands right on the stick of the opposing forward for a chance.
Klimchuk is playing more of a defensive game. His offense has been non-existent.
Shore hasn't been able to do much until last night. That was the best he played since shortly after we acquired him.
Arnold is NHL ready today. He will be the first recall if a prospect forward is desired. Does everything well. Very composed two way player. Potential Stajan replacement in the future.
Poirier has been lost offensively. I think he's trying to learn a different way of generating offense because he hasn't been in the usual spots that he was last year. He has been stealing Cammalleri's off to the side a bit and wait for a one knee one timer. The goal he scored a couple days ago was one of those. It is sort of like how Hamilton has struggled with the defensive details in the beginning of the year, but at the other end of the ice. He is coming around and playing significantly better of late.
Also, I think Tyler Wotherspoon will never become an NHL regular. He has not improved much if at all in the last two seasons. He is okay, but there are always better options. In my opinion, all of Nakladal, Kulak, and Kylington have been better than him this season. When this was a make or break season for him, you would expect more.