In lieu of our typical "Season In Review" posts, we're going to take a look at Dmitry Kulikov's 2014-2015 season in relation to expectations that have been placed on the young defenseman based on his scouting reports and early success in the league.
Kulikov is a player who I think had a wildly successful start to his career, but suffered through a patch of rough puck luck, and changed aspects of his game that have made him less effective than he could be. Breaking down his play should give us a good idea of when Kulikov plays at his best, and when the young defenseman doesn't maximize the impact he can have on the game.