
Andrew Poturalski is going to get a real shot tonight. The decorated AHL veteran, 31, fresh off his third appearance at an AHL All-Star Classic, is going to be given first crack at replacing just-traded San Jose Sharks’ leading scorer Mikael Granlund at center. Head coach Ryan Warsofsky, who coached Poturalski on the Calder Cup-winning Chicago Wolves in 2021-22, believes this opportunity has been a long time coming. “Usually, when he goes up, he's playing that fourth-line center role, and that's not really the role for him where he can succeed in,” Warsofsky said. For the last seven seasons, the