Order of NHL readiness from what I've seen (..for their respective projected roles)
Tkachuk
Shinkaruk
Hathaway
Jankowski
Klimchuk
Wotherspoon
Kulak/Culkin
Kylington (though he's a treat to watch)
Tkachuk and Wotherspoon are likely the two to make the dance as I don't see the coaching staff or management wanting to separate that second line if it continues to play at that level. And though I hate to say it cause he hasn't shown much of anything, coach G called Higgins and elite penalty killer, and that alone may nab him a cheap contract for this season as the vet filler. Unless Shinkaruk makes a really strong case for him in the remainder of the preseason. He was decent tonight, but will want to display a bit more to make a case to stay.
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