And Comeau is there as a 4th line, checking, PK forward.
His replacement would be a like for like replacement - as in he could be sat for Begin, and may be gone if Bouma was fit.
Horak is a top 9 forward, the thought is playing him outside of his projected role may hinder his development.
if more of the top forwards were playing on the PK, I would think that it would become possible Jackman/Begin + one more skilled guy would play beside Jones on the 4th, if the team felt that the development of said skill player would not be set back
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