Few thoughts from 328
- Marchand was everywhere - a step off on sync with Bergeron / DeBrusk (better with Pastrnak when he got some shifts there) - but yeah, he guuu
- Mentioned it to TFP mid-game but I have to admit, Forbort has been more than solid. I don't know if it's a slightly looser in-zone defensive system (to the eye - guys flying the zone to corral chip outs, much quicker ups overall) that makes his stay-at-home skillset more valuable than in a more structured system like Cassidy's, but I am glad to be wrong on his usefulness so far this year
- Fire Frederic into the sun. I get that the Studnicka return is good value, but I hate not giving him a look under Montgomery in some NHL games
- Stating the obvious but huge game for Swayman, stayed low and found a lot of squirrely pucks to get faceoffs
- Foligno still sucks even though he's been better this year, I will die on this hill