I'd prefer Studnicka over Kuhlman, but whatever. Glad Cliffy is back in.
Nice to have a standard roster dressed again... but Kuhlman really has shown outside a few flashes of brilliance his rookie season a complete lack of offense. A non-physical, non-defensive fast player who does very little. Another game of praying the second line scores because otherwise we are doomed to hoping the top line carries us yet again.
I am 99% certain the Krejci line is struggling against Tampa because of the massive, physical defense in Tampa. That defense is not great but Kase and Debrusk have little hope of winning a board battle against a 6'3 specimen. That line has to figure it out because this team is doomed with only the Bergeron line.
No Kuraly is a significant blow again. His ability to render the 4th line a second high end shut down line is underrated.
This game worries me. Let's hope we get the make up calls from last game and our PP is engaged. Let's also hope that horrific, passive PK we saw last game is never seen again (no Kuraly a cause?)... PK must be aggressive and take chances. It might bite them in the ass at times but it is better than guaranteeing the Tampa PP 2+ goals by collapsing.