I was there last night. Yes, tehy scored that grimy goal early, but Texier didn't really look comfortable til the second and third. They were humming by the end of the game. I hope Vincent keeps the three of them together.

My other observation is that Mateychuk is going to make it very hard for them to send him back to Moose Jaw. He was probably the best defenseman on the ice last night, including Werenski. Also caught a few flashes of Severson's passing ability that made me think, "Ah, yep, I get it now."

Numbers alone will keep mateychuk out of the NHL this year. He will get his chance next year with been gone and possibly peeke or boqvist. And if not he will probably replace provorov in 2 years

I don’t see Tex being on a line with Fantilli nor Laine. He will most likely be a 3rd line winger. Top 2 lines will likely include Johnny, Laine, Fantilli, Johnson, Jenner, and Marchenko.