Very frustrating to see the line up decisions made to start the game then of course they double down and become more frustrating. Last night was an opportunity to showcase an ability to learn and adjust that was lost. Instead, we saw the opposite.
Novak coming back was a good thing. With the way Parssinen has been performing Novak should have easily slid into that 2C position and left the kid line alone. Or if you want to get fancy and haven't liked Novak in that position, move Parssinen up and resume version 1 of the "kid" line.
This would leave you with Sissons, McCarron, and Smith competing for two spots, bench one of them. Short of that, if you're dead set on benching Tomasino, at least move L'Heureux up to Tomasino's spot and leave the previously mentioned 3 on the 4th line together.
Sure, they won last night, (I only watched the first period and that didn't look good) but it sounds like the main reason for the win is the blind squirrel PP found a couple nuts. If not for that (which hasn't happened in most games) you're down by a goal with your goalie pulled trying to salvage another tie. Or, maybe tied at best if there was only one PP goal. So, with the win, we'll see this line up, with Tomasino in the pressbox, Parssinen at wing and Vange getting benched in the third, for three more games because it kind of worked one time.
Infuriating
Novak coming back was a good thing. With the way Parssinen has been performing Novak should have easily slid into that 2C position and left the kid line alone. Or if you want to get fancy and haven't liked Novak in that position, move Parssinen up and resume version 1 of the "kid" line.
This would leave you with Sissons, McCarron, and Smith competing for two spots, bench one of them. Short of that, if you're dead set on benching Tomasino, at least move L'Heureux up to Tomasino's spot and leave the previously mentioned 3 on the 4th line together.
Sure, they won last night, (I only watched the first period and that didn't look good) but it sounds like the main reason for the win is the blind squirrel PP found a couple nuts. If not for that (which hasn't happened in most games) you're down by a goal with your goalie pulled trying to salvage another tie. Or, maybe tied at best if there was only one PP goal. So, with the win, we'll see this line up, with Tomasino in the pressbox, Parssinen at wing and Vange getting benched in the third, for three more games because it kind of worked one time.
Infuriating
