Sergei Shirokov has had a tough go of it lately. Coming off a stellar pre-season performance while leading the Canucks in exhibition scoring, he was vaulted to a top 6 role with Ryan Kesler and Mikael Samuelsson. Shirokov has shown some growing pains, as he has had trouble generating any offense and has looked lost at times.
The Canucks are not giving up hope that he can and will one day be a consistent contributer for them at the NHL level, but at this time they feel playing the pro game down in the AHL could add a lot to his development.
Our Take: The Canucks aren't going to mess with a winning lineup. So if he isn't going to play up here, it's the best thing for him to season his game in Manitoba and be a first or second offensive call up for this organization.
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