Bouw being scratched is the right move at this point. Thomas out in favor of Sanford or Blais makes no sense to me. Blais got to play in his home town. Give Thomas his shot to play. The fact Yeo didn’t have Sanford in the list of players he’d have to consider taking out in favor if Thomas is pretty telling of how Yeo thought Sanford performed. However, it leads more into the double standard for players. Thomas didn’t struggle bad enough to warrant taking him out. Blais hasn’t show enough to warrant keeping him in. Sanford didn’t light the world on fire either against Montreal, but him and Blais are older and more experienced so Thomas stays out in his hometown. Kyrou also didn’t play bad enough in 1 game to get demoted, and Sanford certainly didn’t play well enough after 1 game to get moved up. So, again, Yeo has a double standard. For anyone defending Sanford, I challenge you to show where he has more upside and talent than Thomas or Kyrou. He could be an effective bottom 6 player but the talent to be middle to top 6 just isn’t there.
This also screams desperation time for Yeo and I bet the lines change before the end of the 1st period. #Bouw and Yeo need to go.