The coach realizes Shatty is barely playable in his own end. He got 9 fewer shifts than both lohrei and Witherspoon again last night. You know Montgomery is likely holding his breath whenever Shatty is on the ice just hoping to survive to the next changeover, When Peeke is ready to play Peeke is in the lineup.
Only question for me is are they giving Lohrei practice time on the PP so he is ready when necessary. He has already shown he is effective in that role.
Real question for me is how long can Spoon keep Forbort out of the lineup
I think of it this way.
Spoon is keeping Gryz/Lohrei out of the lineup.
Forbort is keeping Gryz/Lohrei out of the lineup.
Peeke would keep Shattenkirk out.
McAvoy and Lindholm get PP.
Forbort, Peeke, McAvoy and Carlo get PK. Spoon could slip in also.
Even strength
McAvoy plays with all the left D.
Carlo plays with Lindholm always.
Peeke tends to play with Forbort or Spoon.
A left D never plays with a right D, and Vice versa
The Bs really don’t stick to strict pairs. A lot of the minutes relate to how the coaches feel someone is playing that night.
I don’t see Lohrei on special teams. Spoon can at least PK.