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Originally Posted by Finger Cookin
I was unopposed to Pelletier being being sent down at the start of the season, and it looks like the time with the Wranglers helped him find his game again, somewhat. He's found ways to contribute since the recall, and depending on who stays and goes by the deadline, he might just become a permanent fixture. Nice to see.
With him, and the often mentioned Coronato, Zary, Wolf, we have a good young nucleus starting to form. Parekh will only add to that when he arrives. We just need that dynamic presence up front, ideally a center as we know, to really get this group moving ahead.
Huska, along with the vets Backlund, Coleman, Kadri, Huberdeau, and Andersson have really done well shepherding this group along.
Players filling in the gaps have been generally good, though of course inconsistent. That's why your players like Mantha, Kuzmenko, and Sharagovich were there to be had in the first place.
The start of 2025 looks to be much more fun than expected!
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And as I argued at the time when people were losing their minds over Pelletier being demoted (and on waivers) ... I'm not sure Pelletier gets to where he is now if he makes the team as the 13th forward and is in and out of the lineup every second game.
He's probably looking very much like a guy that needs to be in the AHL in November and December.
Now not so much.
It was worth the gamble to get the redialed Pelletier back by losing the one that was unlikely to find his way on another path.