I like the win, and thought an important takeaway was that the kids look like they belong, at least in small doses. I don't know if Studnicka sticks once Pasta is back, as he doesn't really seem like a 4th line player, but he held his own next to Bergy and Marchand. Frederic looks like a solid player on the 3rd line if Smith happens to be out a bit, but I feel like he could earn minutes on the 2nd line as well. Kase and the 2nd line are still snakebit and I thought DeBrusk was, unfortunately, the most underwhelming player among the forwards.
I thought the D played about as well as we could have hoped, all things considered. Good to see Miller back and apparently healthy, Carlo looks enormous, and McAvoy has pretty clearly been working out this offseason, he look strong. The kids were up and down, but overall I thought they handled opening night well.
Tuukka was on point.