Some of my thoughts:
Bennett and Brouwer looked great together. It was nice to see Brouwer take and win some faceoffs. Tkachuk looked fine with them, but didn't overly impress.
Elliott looked super calm and composed in net today. Definitely felt a reassuring presence from him. MacDonald was understandably the opposite - he needs some playing time in the ECHL. He seemed like a ball of nerves out there.
I thought Shinkaruk had a good game. He looked very confident and agile out there.
Brodie had a lot of missed passes and a couple of giveaways, but I'm not concerned.
Kylington looked really flashy and impressive at times (such as on the power play at the end), but slightly out of place at other times. I think pairing him with Engelland helped him.
I also thought Tuulola looked decent. Could see him making an impact on a couple of years.
Stajan wasn't very good, but looks like Gully relied on him pretty heavily in all situations.
Chiasson was okay. I'm skeptical that he'll be able to keep up on the top line.
Sucks to lose both of the games to Edmonton. I know it's just the preseason, but Edmonton fans are insufferable.
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