Matthews being out really sucks, but at least Muzzin, Campbell and Thornton are back. Matthews, Andersen, Simmonds, Muzzin, Campbell and Thornton all being out would be pretty ugly.
Seems like Vesey will be a healthy scratch? I agree he needs a wake up, but it’d be nicer to do it when we don’t have other injuries like Matthews and Simmonds. Vesey could help our middle 6, which looks rough:
Barabanov - Kerfoot - Nylander
Hyman - Engvall - Mikheyev
We’re not completely gutted or anything, but we’re definitely the underdogs in this game.