Florida Panthers‘ 4th round pick in the 2015 draft (#102 overall) Swiss-born 5th year center Denis Malgin(62) is working hard to stay up with the big club in his sophomore season in the system.
The small, speedy 5’9″ 177 lbs. forward started the campaign with affiliate Springfield Thunderbirds but that lasted all of three games before being recalled.
He played 47 NHL games as a North American rookie scoring 6 goals and 4 assists including one in overtime and a game-winner with a -5 rating.
Coming over with 3 year of pro experience in NLA and NLB, the expectation might have been higher for him but considering he’s up on another level, he seems to be right on pace.
At 20-years old and still another year on his entry level deal, it would be surprising if he didn’t start to find the open spots on the ice for more scoring chances.