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Originally Posted by Caged Great
Nothing really.
His linemates have gone from guys like Van Brabant and Smith to Poirier and Pribyl.
Give anyone the opportunity to play with players that can both pass the puck and receive passes, and you'll get scoring opportunities. Last year he was playing in a very defensive role and most of his points came from individual efforts because he had to do most of everything himself.
Their line this year is basically playing as the Backlund Frolik line in Calgary.
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To add to this, when Klimchuk got an opportunity for a couple games last year right before Shinkaruk and Raymond were added to the roster he looked really good as well and put up points then too. His shot is very good, he is very good at distributing the puck and he knows where to be on the ice in both zones. Klimchuk is a much better prospect than alot of people give him credit for.