Hope it's Staal
Yeah. I didn't think KK played all that badly stepping into Staal's role but Roddy clearly didn't like what he saw in Detroit and didn't give him much rope in Boston. Roslovic ended up on that line pretty quickly on Saturday. That's just a big shift in capability, and Staal's line is the one thing that almost never lets the team down regardless of situation.
Svech and Burns on PP 2
The same can be said for Nadeau. Both smallish right shots, maybe fighting for 1 roster spot next year, if Robinson and Hall are re-signed.
I'd expand that to include Sebastian Aho, Seth Jarvis and Jackson Blake. Both Robindas and Nadeau aren't going to plug into this existing roster without tipping things to the "too small" section of the chart. I don't have issues with short fellas, but there's only so many you can get away with in the NHL. 4 of them is already pushing it. 6 is over the redline.
I dunno about Roslovic getting scratched. One of the reasons they signed him was because of how strong he was in the playoffs for the Rangers last season. I'd think Robinson would be a more natural scratch now that Jankowski can replace him as the 5th forward on the kill. Plus, Roslovic gives you a spare center if you need to shuffle or somebody gets hurt.
Roslovic was working with PP2 so he’s probably in. I think it will be Robinson, especially with Carrier healthy.
