Watch it be so that Phil can scratch Antipin.
I see the positives and negatives balancing him out - aka no reason to scratch him.
But I would understand that logic if it comes to fruition. He’s good for a penalty a game that displays how he needs to adjust to this type of game (hook or interference or hold, etc.) and a lot of repeated mistakes that stand out when you watch them back.
Keeping in mind he’s a rookie playing a style of hockey that usually takes a while to sharpen, at a tough position to excel at in year one, I can see why the staff would want him to watch up top every handful. We’ve seen it a million times.
I guess my point of contention would be a combo of those positives and negatives mostly cancelling, with the idea that he’s still a better option than some others. But I don’t think it’s psychotic to scratch him every odd game.