Man if and when Rathbone gets in it looks like he's gonna be a short leash. Acquiring Stillman had to be a shot across the bow.
@VanJack why the hell should Pearson come out? Doesn't make any sense at all when he's a .5ppg player and can win some board battles and defend. Same thing with people calling for Poolmans head. The guy played his best game as a Canuck was really solid and you bench him? Confuzing biases
I would have zero issue pulling Amen out of the lineup to move Lazar to C and let Michayev or Hoglander (probably Hogs tbh) play on that 4th line so they can get a single shot or 2. I'm not as impressed by Amen as some of you guys but he does have really good range, size and defensive acumen.
Excited to see what Michayev brings in terms of speed and tenacity. I think he becomes a really good sparkplug wherever he eventually settles in. Have to agree that he wont be able to think the game at Pettersson and Kuzmenko's level and eventually Podkolzin finds his way along side of Pettersson who could use his strength and even his toughness eventually
Starting on the road is not a very good scenario for a team that hasn't been that good and has a fair amount of unfamiliarity. Need to come back above .500 or pressure frustration will already start to mount given the expectations.