Also, for the love of god, Montressor! Fix that 4th line!
That 4th would have been partially fixed had it not been for Zucker going down and a return of McCann. But even then still required a better addition.
Both Sceviour and O'Connor just isn't enough to drive anything, Lafferty is a ticking time bomb, and Jank, like anyone, needs help. But most of all, those three have been leading directly to goals against. Can they do better than Jank? Most definitely, but you can't fix all the issues and Jank is solid defensively.
Had they got another LW pushed Zucker down to either TB or Jank. Then the possibilities would have been endless.
Guentzel, Cosby, Kapanen
TRADE, Malkin, Rust
Zucker/ZAR, Blueger, Tanev
Zucker/ZAR, Jank, McCann
To now...
Guentzel, Crosby, Kapanen
McCann, Malkin, Rust
Zar, Blueger, Tanev
Lafferty, Jank, Sceviour
to...
Guentzel, Crosby, Kapanen
TRADE, Malkin, Rust
ZAR, Blueger, Tanev
McCann, Jank, Sceviour
I hate injuries have as deep an impact to this team as it always does. Maybe a shit show guy like Reaves (not actually saying a goon here, maybe a Maroon type who still has some skill) would have not been all that bad an idea in that Sceviour spot. I'm sure Hexy and Burke noticed that after last nights game, not just for Wilson, but just in general. Like, watch AO be a chicken scratch again last night. Cheap shit. There's no answer for it. Yes, make them pay on the PP, but that's not always going to work with a functioning PP. You can't just say they'll score on any given PP to say "Hey! that's for that cheap hit." What Ceci did was awesome and will help. They need more of that from everyone able. Play on that edge. Except, put those crosshairs on their other players of note, and back them up. I think Kapanen is that, or able.