Charlotte’s other 2008 draft pick, 2nd rounder (#45 overall) Zac Dalpe(19) is also a point per game guy in the AHL but only 1 in every 4 in his rookie season with the Hurricanes. He’ll help the Checkers drive to win the Calder Cup this season.
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2008 1st round draft pick (#14 overall) Zach Boychuk(11) is definitely not happy about being in the AHL after spending 23 games on 3 different call-ups with the Hurricanes. He’s a point per game played with Charlotte but only 1 in every 3 this year in the NHL.
Meet the newest Sharks‘ defenseman, Jon Landry(5) returns to the area after playing his college career at Holy Cross.
He is originally from Lexington, MA and signed a late spc with Worcester to finish out the season after spending most of the year with their ECHL affiliate, Kalamazoo Wings.
I love the way the team made use of Ryan Lannon‘s old name plate for his jersey and found a loose “D” “R” and “Y” to stitch on the back.
5th year goalie Daren Machesney(1) is either hot or he’s not in net. In 6 games so far with Worcester on a pto his two wins have been shutouts, while his three losses have been blowouts. This is the first season that he failed to land an AHL job out of camp but has been recalled from the ECHL three times and found a good landing spot with the Sharks.
LA Kings‘ 2008 2nd round pick (#32 overall) Viacheslav Voynov(76) is having another career year but has yet to crack the lineup with the big club. I could see him going elsewhere next season as his three-year entry level contract expires.
Sabres‘ fourth year defenseman Marc-Andre Grangani(17) is really starting to develop into a potential full-time NHL player. He leads all AHL defensemen in assists and points this season and has helped power Portland in the Atlantic Division.
Worcester and Albany traded #15’s as Patrick Davis(15) and Steven Zalewski(15) switched teams in the NHL trade deadline AHL deal made by New Jersey and San Jose.
So far, the Devils are getting the better end of that swap with Zalewski absolutely lighting things up in the Tri-City for a team is on the outside of the Calder Cup playoff picture. If the Sharks make the playoffs, Davis could come alive.
New add for the Worcester Sharks at the NHL trade deadline, Michael Swift(16) has been a mini-sniper for the past two seasons in the Devils‘ organization but was expendable when New Jersey decided they needed veteran defenseman, Jay Leach(25) back in their system.
Swifty hasn’t exactly been putting the puck in the net too effectively for his new team: 13 games played, 1 goal 4 assists.
After spending the first third of the NHL season with the Blue Jackets, center Kyle Wilson(29) found himself waived and assigned to Springfield to get his goal scoring back on (and it worked). He’s been recalled the Columbus to see if he can find a pulse in their playoff hunt.
