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Wilkes-Barre Watch: Lafferty’s breakout start

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Sam Lafferty. -- KDP PHOTOGRAPHY / WBS PENGUINS

Sam Lafferty says he didn't have any expectations entering this season, his first full professional season.

17 games in, Lafferty is surely defying the expectations of others.

Lafferty, the Penguins' 2014 fourth-round pick, is leading the pack in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton with four goals and 10 assists.

"I just wanted to come in here and play as hard as I could and earn my ice time, and I think so far I've done that," Lafferty told me of his start the season. "I just want to keep moving forward, and keep building on the things that have helped me have success so far."

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