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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I don't know. I thought the power play has looked a fair bit better the past few games, and if not for an absolutely dazzling save on Lindholm's chance in the second (third?), it would have gone 2-for-5.
For the same reason that NHL *ROOKIES* like Coronato, or Zary, or Wolf get a little more room than seasoned veterans? Both Huska and Savard are brand new in their positions; it's a little early to make pronouncements about their capabilities as NHL coaches. When Jared Bednar coached his first season in the NHL I thought he was probably the worst coach I had ever seen. Bruce Cassidy likewise grinded it out for years between the AHL and NHL before becoming a coaching maven in Boston. Sometimes these things take time.
"Refusing to try them together" is your impression; not an actual fact. Yeah, I would love to see Zary and Huberdeau together for some regular shifts, but was last night really the best game for this? Zary was also great in his regular spot—as always, and Huberdeau also had a really strong game with Backlund and Coleman. I bet we'll see the Huberdeau/Zary combination again before too long, but the coaches have an entire bench to manage, and I didn't see that this was an issue last night. Rather, I think the bench management has been really good all season.
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Fair, I should have said unwilling to put them together.
I think swapping Pospisil and Huberdeau could be very interesting.