If we’re just going to continue to blow games I see no reason we shouldn’t be giving the kids more ice time. It’s weird we seem to not want to believe they showed they could compete last year.
In particular, we should put Parsinnen back on the top line. He showed the play style tonight that made us all fans last season. He will have some ups and downs but I think he will develop into a very good player. I swear Nyquist is just our new Granlund. Inexplicably plays all situations and gets a bunch of assists from it but never does anything anything all that special.
So demote ROR from 1C to fit the dream of Pärssinen at center AND on the top line?
What the staff needs to do is end this experiment of Pärssinen at center and follow their pre-season gut to play him at wing. Let him bang on the boards and cycle ... let him carry the puck to the front of the net ... keep him away from the dot (entered the night at 37% ... his 3 for 10 tonight isn't going to help that).
Nyquist for all of your complaints is getting points and contributing.
Age and/or experience isn't keeping anyone off of the ice. Evangalista is the youngest player on the current roster, still Norris eligible with only 25 games prior to this season, and getting 2nd line minutes at ES plus PP time because he is executing. Pärssinen had goals in the first two games, nothing since, and his ice time has reduced as a result.