Replacement*
Checked out
Did anyone catch Roy's interview after the game?
Rishaug made me laugh...
Rishaug: "So Derek, where did the offense come from all of a sudden?"
Roy: "Like, my offense?"
Rishaug "yeah"
Roy "I have 500 points in the NHL"
This.
Not sure why people are surprised at all that Roy has been a solid fit. A player of immense skill, poise, ability was playing a bit roll on another team and was struggling with being effective given very limited utilization.
But put him on a team that shows belief, that will give him a topsix roll, and he'll knock it out of the ballpark as he's doing.
Also finally getting Yak together with Pouliot and Roy was Win Win on different levels. It makes it a more dangerous line and it helps Yak, and helps each individual player. Because the line is more of a purposeful fit. Good on Nelson to recognize what I stated should occur in line configs.