I know neither Raty nor Lekkerimaki were as prominent tonight as they were in the exhibition opener against Seattle......but Tocchet in the post-game presser will still impressed.
He noted that one of the reasons for playing them in back-to-backs, was to see how they'd respond physically and mentally. And from his side the ledger, they came through with flying colors. He hinted that he'd been expecting their play to seriously decline with two games and tough practices in between, but that didn't happen.
As long as both kids can hold their own defensively there's a good chance they stick around for the rest of the pre-season schedule and maybe even beyond that.