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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
I think he's a tweener. Will score at the AHL level but doesn't have the skill set and ability to play at NHL pace.
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This is based off of what, the 3 NHL games he's skated in thus far? Ruzicka has quietly put up 20G and 36 points in his last 39 AHL games. These are big numbers for any player let alone one of his stature and moving him along should definitely be explored by the big club.
With this team getting nothing offensively from it's bottom 6 there isn't much to lose and a lot to gain here. Nobody is suggesting he's a star in the making but he certainly could carve out a role similar to players like Lewis, Ritchie, Richardson and Pitlick with a much higher upside in terms of finishing.