That's completely unfair, and actually stupid.
Plekanec goes down in a game where really, not even a handful of players were performing well. Eller gets to move up and starts playing against Giroux with two linemates he never played with (who are also having bad games btw).
The whole team looked like crap.
So if I understand, when he's playing with Galchenyuk and Gallagher, it's because he's with 2 rookies, when he's playing with Prust or Moen, he's playing with scrubs, and when he's playing with Ryder and Desharnais, he has to adapt to his new line. Damn. You guys sure come up with a lot of excuses.
To be honest, now, Eller wasn't the reason for the loss yesterday. No. In fact, our horrible defensive play and the Markov - Emelin pairing had a lot to do with it. Much more than Eller.
But praising a guy who just finished last night at -4 might be stretching it a little far.