It's not that simple. Where are you putting him? The top 9 lines are all doing well and slotting Chytil in there screws that up. Laviolette isn't going to mess with that until they lose.
This. Chytil will get his chance. Imo, Roslovic will be the one he replaces, maybe Rempe. Both are currently playing well and doing their jobs. But you don’t scratch anyone from the roster that’s 5-0 in the postseason and 13 of their last 16-17 games have been wins.
Not at least until the first loss.
The playoffs are a war of attrition. We need the big guns to produce its true, and for the most part Zibby/tro/panarin/Kreider have all answered the bell, but you also need heroes every game to step up and help deliver or you’ll only get so far.
Our 3rd line will def factor in on that if they keep playing the way they are.
Goodrow/vesey/rempe etc
Have all stepped up when they had the chance to.
We are going to need that more and more as the playoffs goes on and the competition gets more difficult.
This team has been very good when adversity states them in the face. All season they have been. They just battle and find a way to win.
Our young kids are battle tested. They have played and won game 7”s of long grueling series, and they have also lost to Tampa/NJ when they were up and could/should have put them down…
All that stuff matters.
Shesty is also dialed in. He can steal games here and there as well. He’s that good.
Since getting the yank from his series in Pitt he’s been a model of consistency. Quick is a cup winner and a proven vet who has also showed up big in the playoffs before.
All that knowledge/experience/joy/pain/hurt/loss is this teams identity and should be for years to come
