Where is this narrative that Sanford was good in the playoffs come from? He had 4 points in 8 games, and the only reason he got on the ice after being benched early in the playoffs was injury. The one goal he scored was completely due to Perrons work.
I thought he was the worst forward we iced in the playoffs by a sizable margin, save for maaaaybe Fabbri. But I keep seeing people talk up his playoff run.
In fairness, saying he was our 2nd worst forward still isn’t much of an insult because that just shows how good everyone else played. We didn’t really have any passengers.
Sanford sucked against Winnipeg. He was better against Boston. Still wasn’t perfect but made some nice plays and was way more physical.
That said, he got a chance to redeem himself and completely dropped the ball tonight. Getting benched for a period in your first game of the season is not a good sign.
If Thomas remains out - and he should until he’s completely healthy - then it’s now Mac’s chance.
Here’s what we should be rolling Monday:
Schwartz-Schenn-Tarasenko
Blais-ROR-Perron
Fabbri-Bozak-Sundqvist
Steen-Barbashev-MacEachern