Gotta love Geno.
Between this and the half period of HGH, I'm not worried about Geno in a week and a half. In fact, he may be the least of my worries (unless Sully puts Kessel on his RW).
EDIT: Also depending upon where Rust is playing. I think Sid is playing great right now, but he's oil and water with Rust, and frankly Jake, points notwithstanding, has been pretty underwhelming back on Sid's LW. Sully may want to think carefully on Sid's line, because it's a losing situation if Sid is playing well but his line isn't putting consistent, quality pressure on the other team.
I disagree about Sid and Jake. They are fine. It Rust because he lose the puck to much, his passing can be bad ( like tonight)he tries to do to much, he messes up what Jake -Sid are trying to do and Rust doesn’t read what they are try to do . He doesn’t know when to give the puck to Sid same thing goes with Letang. Rust hockey iq is low to understand what they are doing . That why you see Jake and Sid excel well with each other.
Jake is playing well with Sid and Sid is play well with Jake . Jake shouldn’t be removed and he should have been there all season regardless their slump early in the season.
All he needs to do is bulk up and strengthen his play defensively. He happen bring sound defensively work that’s more than wading his stick in D zone.
Really contain his poised when he doesn’t score basically stop beating himself up .
I believe Jake is Sid’s permanent LW and the problem is RW . Sheary shouldn’t be there either and Zar as well. Sheary will make Sid line worse with Guentzel. Zar is like Hornqvist But Hornqvist is better. Zar isn’t impressive nor speedy. Zar is a 3rd or 4 th liner. Sid shouldn’t be playing with a player like Zar nor players like that in his career right now where he happens to teach among other things . That take a lot out of him . Only player who he should be teach Sprong when he eventually comes up if that happens next Season.
Only great fit Simon (he can play RW )who is great on the forechecks, knows when to give the puck to Sid and great on the boards among other things. Simon needs to not take stupid tripping/ slash penalties.
Jake-Sid-Simon were great together in their little glimpse of showcasing...
Since no Sprong .. Simon is the best option unless Brassard rotates on wing here and there to let Sheahan get more minutes in which he should.
Rust has good hockey iq but he it’s very low with Sid and Jake . I Iike him up there with him but he happens to be consistent with them not hot and cold flashes with them on offense.