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Originally Posted by Bingo
Yeah he was 6th in Carolina for ice time by a forward last year, and it wasn't particularly close.
He would have been 7th in Calgary tied with Lazar in PK time.
Derek Ryan was not brought in to kill penalties.
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No, he wasn't brought in to kill penalties, but roles do change for players, and a coach has to utilize his players based on what he has on the bench.
And the fact is that Gaudreau, Monahan, Neal, Lindholm, Tkachuk, Backlund and probably Bennett and possibly Czarnik would be ahead of him for PP time.
So Ryan may end up on the PK roster list, simply due to the fact that there aren't any spots available on the PP.
Also, Ryan is an intelligent player, a hard worker with a constant motor, and a very good skater - all qualities that would make him a good PKer.