Every line should have a role and every player should bring something positive to the team. As much as people shit on Geertsen, he brings an element nobody else does. He’s not a thorn in our side because he plays about 5 minutes a night and our better players get double shifted for the remaining minutes, which they and we shouldn’t mind in the slightest. He‘a also not a very good hockey player but when he’s on the ice, he keeps the opposition in check.
Guys who are apparently offensive minded but can’t generate offense, can’t defend and can’t use their body to be effective on a dump in or to swing momentum our way, to me, are the definition of being a "replaceable player". We have about 3 or 4 players that fit that very description.
We’re not losing because Geertsen plays once in a while. We’re losing because we’re paper tissue soft, we have absolutely zero interior game and our goaltending is god awful.