The day before Sam Lafferty's NHL debut, he told me he was looking to "contribute any way I can — play a fast game, physical, and make plays too. I’ll have a lot of excitement and a lot of jump in my step."
Lafferty was scoreless in the Penguins' 4-1 loss to the Jets, skating on a line with rotating linemates of Teddy Blueger, Dominik Kahun, and Zach Aston-Reese. While he didn't contribute on the scoresheet, Lafferty didn't look out of place in his role, and lived up to what he told me he could bring to this Penguins' lineup.