Since being claimed off of waivers from the Minnesota Wild, Rem Pitlick has been an extremely fun piece in the Montreal Canadiens’ forward group. He’s had stunning shootout goals, last second game-tying goals, and plenty more.
However, as the season approaches its end and Pitlick has seen his shooting percentage drop closer to normal ranges, the Canadiens have gotten a much clearer look at what kind of player he is. The truth is he clearly has offensive upside, but not quite enough to be a top-six forward. He has defensive flaws, but perhaps not as aggressively bad as the last stretch of games has shown.