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Originally Posted by Goriders
Not sure why Huska seemed to chooss Bean over Pachal. I love Pachal. Seems like a tough hombre.
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Bean getting more games down the stretch probably had something to do with Bean still being somewhat of a higher potential reclamation project.
If the coaching staff can work magic to get Bean back to where he was before his shoulder and groin injuries in 2023, they potentially have a puck moving dman that can play both sides and fit into the #4/5 slot on the back-end. Whereas, nothing about Pachal's game suggests that he'll be more than a reliable, physical bottom pairing dman.
I'm not saying it's right thing to do for Huska to have played Bean more than Pachal during the stretch, but I can see why they'd give Bean a little more leeway to try and "find his game"