Just some thoughts after last nights game...
1) The defense is not good enough and you'll never find any combination of the current defenders that will have a positive net outcome...that said, just for my sanity sake I would much rather watch Friedman paired with Hughes than Tyler Myers...it might take a few games to get him comfortable, but he's better than any of the current options available.
2) Lankinen has come back to earth...he's by no means playing poorly, but he's not winning us games on his own like earlier on. He is a quality backup and he's bought us time to get Demko back, but the time is now to give Demko the load of games...sink or swim.
3) Didn't really have a problem with Miller except on the Norris goal...he really needs to get a goal and get some swagger back in his game.
4) EP is such a puzzling player, thought he played ok but ok isn't good enough for an $11.6m player, and far too often his game is just "ok". Injured or not injured doesn't matter, if you're in the lineup you need to produce and he just isn't.
5) Garland and Sherwood are the only "motors" on this team right now and it's unfortunate that their efforts largely go unnoticed and/or unmatched by their teammates. Hard to drag people into the fight when they seem disinterested.
6) PDG gets shit on a lot by people around here, but his work ethic and work along the boards is so valuable to the lineup...maybe he's not the ideal top 6 player to put with Miller and Boeser long term, but he's a guy who will provide some energy and a spark on occasion and really should be in the lineup as a regular.
7) Please 7-pound baby Jesus, make my Christmas wish of getting Tyler Myers tf out of here come true...truly a defensive nightmare on a consistent basis.
