Expected to play alongside Michael Stone, Kulak sees some similarities between him and his former D partner, Deryk Engelland.
"I think it'll be awesome," Kulak said. "He plays a lot like Engo from last year, so I can kinda relate to that a little bit. I've played a majority of my NHL games with Engelland so I think Stoner will be similar. He likes to slow the play down a little bit, he's really good with the puck. So I'll look for things like that and be able to get open for him to give him an outlet play and just for good breakouts out of our zone."
Kulak and Engelland meshed well. Together, they had a 51.95% CF, with Kulak's play bringing Engelland up by roughly 12 points.
"I think he'll be good," Stone said. "He skates well, moves the puck well."
"If you look at Brett, just the work he puts in, the time after, before, he's a very structured young man and he'll be ready," Gulutzan said. "I don't have any doubts that he'll be ready. He's practiced and played and trained very hard.
"The one thing with Brett, he's a good skater, he'll give us energy, he's gotta move the puck quick, and when he does those things he can be effective."