Found December 10, 2012 on Shutdown Line: Yardbarker Blogger Network
The expectations for Hurricanes 2010 third round pick Austin Levi were somewhat high heading into this season. He started the year in camp with the Charlotte Checkers but ended up being one of the final cuts and is now playing his fifth year with the Plymouth Whalers. Seeing how this is his Overage year and he has gotten better with every season, there was little reason to think that he wouldn't perform well after returning to juniors. Unfortunately, the season hasn't gone as planned for Levi as he has struggled to make an impact for most of the year and even found himself out of the lineup for a few games recently. I'm not 100% sure if this was due to performance or a possible injury that I haven't heard of, but I think most would agree that Levi has been somewhat underwhelming thus far. It is still a very long season, so Levi has plenty of time to make up for his slow start to the year and he began to right the ship on Sunday against the Oshawa Genearls. Levi made...
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