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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
It has been a bit of a rollercoaster. I recall there being some hype at the beginning, but then disappointment when he was sent to the ECHL. Now that he is in the AHL, he seems to be producing at a decent rate, so we are back in hype mode.
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He's also now put in a position to succeed. Mitch Love didn't give him that chance. The top six last season was set. He likely could've found a spot on the third line, but Love didn't want to separate Sutter, Rooney, and Bishop as the year rolled on. So Kerins ends up on the fourth line, lugging around Alex Gallant. That's a tough spot to put Kerins in.
He needs top-six minutes and power-play time to show his creativity. Trent Cull even admitted that Kerins pushed his way onto the roster as a regular after being scratched for a bunch of games to start this fall. He's also taking more draws and works well on a line with a two-way forward like Schwindt.
Hopefully, once the next big club callup happens, a corresponding move will see Stromgren or even Ciona get elevated minutes with the Wranglers to see what the organization may have. It's tough to judge them right now.