I have no illusions about Lomberg's ability, but one thing I do like about his game is his skating. While he doesn't track to be more then a 4th line energy player, I think that his skating ability, paired with his edge suits him well for that role. Another aspect of his game I admire is his penalty kill, while we haven't seen much of it in regular season play, in the preseason, as well as in Stockton that was a big part of his game. Last year 4 of his 12 AHL goals were short handed, only 1 was from the power play. Also, FWIW his NHLe is 19 points, not great, but exactly what his role suggests.
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