He’s become a bit of a forgotten man around these parts, pushed aside in favour of a high-profile free agent signing and highly touted prospect turned pro.
As the Winnipeg Jets began their season, Ben Chiarot found himself parked in the press box instead of patrolling the blue line.
He wasn’t even the first choice when injury opened up a spot, as rookie Tucker Poolman drew into the lineup for two games in place of Dustin Byfuglien. Poolman then got a third game last week — playing on his off-side no less — when off-season addition Dmitry Kulikov went down.