TeslaCoilFan
Slightly Elite Fan
You think they scratch Sergachev when Stralman gets back? or are they gonna send Cernak back down?
Don't really know where I stand on the issue. Love Sergachev and want him to get as much games as he can in his back pocket at the NHL level but on nights like these I could see why he would be scratched.
I love Sergachev too, but lately the defensive side of his game seems very inconsistent. I know he's not being sheltered by Strålman any more but still... I am really liking Cernak's play right now. He makes the typical expected rookie mistakes, but over all his defensive instincts seem to be really solid. And he's NOT afraid to play the body and get into board battles which is something that Sergy seems to avoid whenever possible.
Hedman - Stralman
McDonagh - Cernak
Coburn - Sergachev
Looks solid to me guess if we scratch Girardi looks like KK would have to go
I wish we'd at least give this a try, as I think it would really help Hedman and give Cernak more NHL time, but I don't think it will happen until next season. I just don't think they'll sit Girardi unless he's injured.
I do wonder if Koekkoek is going to be traded even though he played pretty well when Heddy was out. With Hedman and McDonagh locked in on LD for the foreseeable future, KK would never get top 4 minutes. Plus he really needs to be with a defensively skilled partner because he's more gifted offensively than defensively, imho. Or, as Macho and others have stated, just make KK a forward.
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