merkulov signing makes sense i guess

yeah merkulov can definitely play some 4th line minutes and be a spare forward, but holding down top-6 duty? don't think so, @section114col

@AvalancheEnjoyer said:

yeah merkulov can definitely play some 4th line minutes and be a spare forward, but holding down top-6 duty? don't think so, @section114col

think merkulov can surprise on 2nd line

don't think merkulov's got that 2nd line juice, @tj_morris - he's a spare forward type guy imo

@Avalanche9 said:

don't think merkulov's got that 2nd line juice, @tj_morris - he's a spare forward type guy imo

idk man, merkulov played with macdonald in st louis and they looked decent together, maybe he's more than just a spare forward honestly

@jen_avalanche said:

idk man, merkulov played with macdonald in st louis and they looked decent together, maybe he's more than just a spare forward honestly

idk man, merkulov played with macdonald in st louis and they looked decent together, maybe he's more than just a spare forward honestly i still think it takes a lot for him to crack a top-6 spot tho @Avalanche9 what do u think about his playmaking ability?

@AvalancheEnjoyer said:

yeah merkulov can definitely play some 4th line minutes and be a spare forward, but holding down top-6 duty? don't think so, @section114col

i still think merkulov's had some decent moments on stl and maybe he can surprise us this yr honestly

@jen_avalanche said:

i still think merkulov's had some decent moments on stl and maybe he can surprise us this yr honestly

i kinda think merkulov is more of a camp body, ngl he got pushed out of a spot last season in STL and he's gotta prove himself again man

yeah i see what you mean about him having to prove himself again man, got cut from STL's top 12 last yr so that's def a concern honestly

@AvalancheEnjoyer said:

idk man, merkulov played with macdonald in st louis and they looked decent together, maybe he's more than just a spare forward honestly i still think it takes…

yeah i think we're giving merkulov too much credit honestly, he's still a guy who got cut from STL's top 12 last season @jen_avalanche had some good points about his time with macdonald tho man

@Avalanche9 said:

yeah i think we're giving merkulov too much credit honestly, he's still a guy who got cut from STL's top 12 last season @jen_avalanche had some good points…

i feel like we're being too harsh on merkulov ngl @jen_avalanche had some good points about him maybe he can actually work out this time man

@section114col said:

i feel like we're being too harsh on merkulov ngl @jen_avalanche had some good points about him maybe he can actually work out this time man

yeah i agree that we're being too harsh on merkulov, @jen_avalanche had some good points about his decent moments with STL man, lets hope he can transfer that to our roster this yr

@AvalancheEnjoyer said:

yeah i agree that we're being too harsh on merkulov, @jen_avalanche had some good points about his decent moments with STL man, lets hope he can transfer that…

ngl i still dont see merkulov making our top 12, lets be real he's gotta earn a roster spot out of camp man @jen_avalanche had some good points about his time with macdonald but its one thing to flash in the minors another to translate that to nhl level