There is no secret that the bottom 6 although better than last season still lacks a scoring touch and the 3rd Dpair still lacks a little something.
Matt Nieto has been a good penalty killer, however at 5v5 I simply cannot justify why he should be in the lineup when we struggle to score in the bottom 6. Penguins have a plethora of PK options in Eller, Acciari, Rust, Doc, Zahorna, so losing one shouldn't really make our PK any worse imo.
Puusitinen had a good camp and didn't win the numbers game since he was waiver exempt, he's a speedy playmaking forward who would bring much needed speed to the lineup (like Hinistroza) while having a top 6 skill set which allows Zahorna to stay in the bottom 6 if Rakell continues to struggle and stays on the 3rd line or is even traded (Although he has looked his best with Geno and both lines look lost yesterday with the switch). Puustinen has been do, for a real NHL opportunity and he should be given one now.
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