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Old 03-18-2017, 09:42 AM   #21
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Originally Posted by calgaryblood View Post
Klimchuk can barely score in the AHL as a 22 year old. Don't think he's knocking on the door at all.

Rather have Chiasson than Klimchuk on the 4th line. Klimchuk is either going to be a top 6 player or bust. He doesn't do what you'd want from your bottom lines.
Klimmer tripled his point totals year over year in 10 less games and is/has been known for his 200 foot game his whole career. Had a bit of a hard stretch there when Stockton slumped but he's been a solid contributer all year for them:

15/16 -- 55 GP / 3 G / 6 A / 9 Pts / 10 PIMS / even
16/17 -- 54 GP / 14 G / 20 A / 34 Pts / 30 PIMS / +9

He can kill penalties and has a solid defensive skill set that I think your clearly not recognizing. Unlike Shinkaruk and Poirier, Klimchuk has taken a massive step forward this year and has leap frogged many on the depth chart and is only below Jankowski and Hathaway in terms of call ups at this point.
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