I’m surprised by a few things. The Brazeau experiment is still going. I thought it would flop immediately and he would end up on the 4th line. After his hot start I figured by game 5 it would taper off. If anything Mantha is starting to roll a bit.
Kindel’s line has very impressive analytically and in actual gf vs ga they are doing alright. Not sure who is the Xfactor on that line but I would like to see mcgroats on the 3rd line LW once returned, after probably a stint in the A to get him up to game speed. Maybe McG – Kindel – A Hayes at some point.
I would love to see some success for Jarry. If we could snag a couple solid defensive D men to balance out the right side I’d say we’ve got a solid shot at the playoffs and possibly sqeaking out a round depending on the matchup, team health, etc