DramaticGloveSave
Voice of Reason
- Apr 17, 2017
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Maybe. I’m just pointing out that Staal wasn’t brought in to take KKs job like some here are saying in an effort to blame MB and Staal for KK being sat. This will be DDs call, and it’s 100% KKs fault he’s in this situation.Evans found a gear we didn't know he had. Absolutely - full credit to him.
Kotkaniemi lost the gear he'd been showing. Is it gone forever? Of course not. Right now he looks as ineffective as Suzuki did for a month – remember the Suzuki from March, the player who was coasting aimlessly without producing? Unless Kotkaniemi is going through a unique problem, a week off and a playoff series is the perfect recipe for him to come out of a funk, just as Suzuki did. Much better chance of that happening than Staal playing like he's on Team Canada.