All it takes is one meh game from Fantenberg to get Kylington games again. But I am totally OK with resting him too.
I think you want to test Fantenberg out in game situations that matter, right now it's clinching top spot in the West. You do sub him in as well at the end when you're resting your guys, but you want him battle-tested now and used to our systems ASAP. Also sitting 2nd overall like we are allows for the tinkering chemistry with certain defence partners early. You have a bit of buffer to do this far before the actual need to substitute in after the playoffs start.
I do expect him to see more games in a row as long as he doesn't play badly. Peters does have some problems to solve, but with the glut of defenders we have they are of the good kind of problem.
You are Peters. How do you balance the following:
- Ensuring Kylington is properly healing his LBI up
- Getting Valimaki comfortable at the NHL level again
- All the Fantenberg stuff mentioned above
- Easing Stone back in
- Hey, Rasmus looks real good as Gio's RD
- Brodie's occasional struggles