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Originally Posted by Frank MetaMusil
The D pairings seem to work so far. I hate that Gio and Hamonic are injured but they do look good.
Tons of chances again, Dell was almost chased.
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Speaking strictly of this season, outside of a handful of games, I feel like Giordano and Hamonic were playing below average to average hockey (respective to where they've been slotted).
Honestly I have had a gut feeling that we wouldn't see a massive drop off if those guys went down. Rasmus has been ready for as much responsibility as he can handle. And if anything there is more jump with new blood back there.
It doesn't make the captain expendable by any means, but him and Hamonic have been rather uninspiring outside of the odd game. It wasn't hard to replace the "average" game they've brought to the table this season.
Maybe Mark could use the break and rest. It might serve him well, he's been rode pretty hard with high expectations on his shoulders.
On the subject of leadership, I'm firmly of the belief that Tkachuk is the captain this team needs. He may not be the all around professional that Giordano is, but he has the "it" factor and not taking any #### attitude that makes his comrades want to rally and play hard around him.
This team has been starving for that... someone with a pulse to follow.