Wait a minute, I was told that Jarnkrok would be an immediate and significant upgrade on Monahan...Concerns around faceoffs and the fact that he hasn't actually played much Centre in the NHL were dismissed.
I think SM and CJ could actually have played well together (when judged with appropriate expectations for the roles) and mitigated each others deficiencies. Probably not enough to tip the scales of this series, but then again a few timely faceoff wins may have done just that.
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