Yeah his usage is the biggest complaint for me. Ward seems to go to him way to much. He should be in Strictly a 4th line role and Pk role nothing more. Decent speed, can dig in the corners and seems decent on the kill(has to stay out of the box though). Depth forward that’s in and out of the lineup. Should not touch top 9 ice time.
Two straight games now that I’ve noticed an offensive zone face off 4 on 4 situation and he’s out there. First game against Winnipeg he had a turnover that Markstrom saved him on and last night it was another bad shift. Honestly absolutely no reason he should be out there in that situation. All that ice 4 on 4 with an offensive zone face off to boot and you have him out there??? The hell are the coaches doing. Seriously. I was yelling at the tv last night when I saw him out there. Brutal.
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