Doubt it is this year but, at some point, I’d like to see the transition to younger players being the “first over the boards” for key situations. This season, it’s still likely to be players like Kadri, Huberdeau, Andersson, Weegar, Coleman and Backlund that are often the preferred players for powerplays, penalty kills and overtime. I’d like to see the transition to Zary, Coronato, Parekh, Frost, Posposil and Klapka (or other potential young players that step up this year). I know we are in the early stages of seeing some of this but I’d like it to keep progressing.
Overtime especially seemed like Huska deferred to the vets much more than the young players - especially as the season went along. I’d love to start seeing Zary-Coronato-Parekh as the first players on the ice for overtime at some point this season.
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