My thoughts on some of the players from last night.
Kulak looks good but he can be pretty easy to push off the puck at times. A bit soft on his skates.
Vey I thought looked pretty good, but looking pretty good in a game of fringe NHLers means you are probably a fringe NHLer.
Ferland is the same Ferland. A few great shifts and long stretches of complete invisibility.
Grossmann is everything that is bad about Engelland.
Jankowski was steady. Can tell he has good vision, but is not assertive, which is a bit disappointing as he's one of the older players on the ice. My prediction is he'll be a solid but unspectacular pro. Kind of a Rob Niedermayer.
Johnson was obviously spectacular.
Rittich showed good instincts and good tracking the puck but there were a couple of times his rawness showed through. Needs a lot of seasoning but I like the signing for depth thus far.
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