* I guess that was a more or less representative lineup, depending on which d-man/men who didn't play end up sticking around, and which assortment of Guys The Hawks end up settling on. So, it did little for my nerves to see them struggle to get much done against a Bruins roster made up of a lot of not-yet-NHL players. They finished better than they started, at least, with the games' only goal coming in the 3rd and with the Saad - Toews - Panik line putting together several good shifts in that final frame.
* Maybe Coach Q was just seeing what DeBrincat looked like with Anisimov & Hartman but I fear that his intention is to bury the kid on the third line. Bad idea (see also: Teravainen, Teuvo).
* The other reason I'd rather see DeBrincat & Sharp swap places, as they'd been early in preseason, is because I'd rather not have Sharp become too accustomed to having Kane feeding him passes across the slot (see also: Panarin, Artemi and Sharp, Patrick c.2014). Once he gets rooted in that faceoff circle they'll never get him out.
* Sorry, but Gustav Forsling hasn't convinced me, yet. Let him play, give him a proper shot at this, but I'm wondering if he can do NHL. It didn't help that he played alongside Seabrook last night 'cos Seabs mailed it in.
* Connor Murphy was awful. He looked harried and confused for much of the game.
* Lance Bouma is certainly quicker than I'd given him credit for but, holy crap, are his hands awful. He couldn't make or take a pass at all.
That's all. There'll be more when something happens.
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