Unless Martinook is feeling the effects of the open ice hit from Tuesday, McGinn or Foegele would be the candidates to sit.
Foegele isn’t playing terribly but I don’t think he is quintessential Canes player it was to start last season.
McGinn is a big PKer but Rod has been playing a lot of folks on the PK. Granted that’s because we are taking a ton of penalties. He is out of his element on the Staal line. He can move down to the 4th line.
With Svech showing a stronger defensive game, we can afford to give him a stronger offensive game line mate. Gauthier is the guy.
I know we typically carry extra bodies on a road trip but, I can’t see Gauthier as the addition unless he was going to play. I wonder if TVR is available by then as well as an emergency.