Wasn't it reported that DeSmith has a lower body injury? Thought I read that somewhere over the last couple days.
I guess the hand does hang below the waist, but seems like a stretch. Regardless, no reason for Tocchet to tell Nashville who they will be shooting at before he has to. I'd prefer Silovs but not a huge difference either way.
Don't love the Podz decision. Guess it's better than him just sitting at this point of his career, but I like regularly rotating bottom of the lineup guys in the playoffs. Love to see what he would bring to a series like this, but alas Tocchet has said he doesn't think "shuffling the deck chairs" makes sense right now.
In OT (I know it was basically just one shift) but that was one of the few times we looked like us in the OZ so far this series. How many times have we tried to reset the puck, or switch sides with it, to just have the puck easily intercepted by a Pred? Like just right on their blade. Going to need to play with some urgency tonight.
We've been the better team at times, but haven't really seem the waves of puck possession we saw regularly prior to the ASB. Bought time to refind that part of our identity.