from Ted Kulfan of the Detroit News,
Expected to be a key part of the second line, part of a group that would be needed to provide secondary scoring, Hirose has been largely silent. In 21 games, Hirose has seven points (two goals, five assists) with a minus-9 rating, and has been a healthy scratch five times.
The late-season surge Hirose showed in March, after signing as an undrafted free agent out of Michigan State, just hasn’t yet been duplicated.
“With Taro’s size and speed, he has to really learn how to be unbelievably crafty,” Blashill said.