To me it's pretty obvious that GG used Grossman to try to shake things up with the defence when things weren't going well. The whole group wasn't jiving so I believe in a good ol fashioned shakeup. Yeah, I understand Brad did some cap gymnastics with the Smid injury, but Grossman should NEVER have seen NHL ice, and yet he did. Multiple times.
If you needed someone who was willing to spend time in the pressbox, but still be motivated to play when called upon, I think Nakladal would have been your man. The guy has a cannon of a shot from the point and it may have just been the antidote for the pathetic powerplay to get a spark.
We'll never know now. Enjoy Europe though Jakub.
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