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Originally Posted by Textcritic
We are not sure that Nesterov is out today. The reason he was out the last two games is because he is a #6 defenseman and the team will want others on their taxi squad to get reps in the season. This will not be the last time.
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I suspect that with the coaching staff wanting Andersson to just relax and focus on his 5 v 5 play and needing to move him off the Gio pairing to do so, that they didnt want to put Nesterov in a role with a bunch more minutes attached. Obviously they thought that Mackey could handle that situation better because of his different skill set than that of RA.
If they are satisfied that RA has worked out the kinks in his game then Nesterov draws back in but otherwise im guessing we see the same line up.
Also...you just cant take 3 minors in a game as a player but particularly as a raw rookie. It suggests you arent ready for the speed of the NHL and cant be relied on in certain situations. Im sure he has had a good talking too about it all. He looked really solid otherwise though and has a bright future ahead...hell maybe even this season if the need arises.
Unlike many here, I liked the way the team played last game...looked like they were starting to come out of a collective funk sans all the penalties they had to kill.
Flames win 5-2.