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Comments on Oskar Osala?

It's great that Boychuk and Dalpe are tearing up the AHL and Samson is still going strong. Would anybody care to give a status report on Oskar Osala?

Osala is looking pretty solid for the Checkers now, with 38 points in 45 games, good enough for 2nd on the Checkers and 12th in the AHL.

When you look at points per game, Boychuk leads the Checkers with 1.17, followed by Dalpe at 1.11 and Samson at 0.96. Osala isn't that far behind at 0.84. He's also leading the Checkers in assists. The Checkers list him at 6'4" and 226 lbs, which is up 7 lbs from his weight on the Canes' site. He's not as hefty as Dustin Penner or Byfuglein, but Osala is no lightweight.

Does Osala have a shot at playing for the Canes? Is he strictly a left wing or could he move to the right?