Seems like it's been a while since we've run with fewer than 8 D though. Unless that changes, Cernak should have a legit shot to crack the roster. And I think you have to wonder if we wouldn't rather Girardi be our D who rotates out. I can't see us pressboxing Coburn just yet, but somebody's gonna have to take the odd night off. So that feels like Girardi to me, which, I think, means Cernak's gonna get a legit shot.
The coaching staff appears to have all but given up on Koekkoek, so I don't know that we're in a hurry to get him into games.