As expected, David Quinn is shaking up the defense pairings in advance of tonight’s game against Ottawa. Not one pairing had a strong game defensively, which is to be expected with two rookies and a newcomer learning a new system*.
*-In case you were wondering, that’s why there isn’t a post on the struggles of the blue line. Yes, I read the comments in the Lias Andersson post.
To account for this, DQ has split up the rookie pairing of Libor Hajek and Adam Fox, with the new lineup looking different:
Hajek-Jacob Trouba
Marc Staal-Tony DeAngelo
Brady Skjei-Fox
The blue line pairings are likely to go through a blender for a while until something sticks with some semblance of stability. That may take a while, though.
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