I’m tired of seeing Nick Suzuki in shootouts.

Suzuki is a solid player, and in fact, it’s understandable that the captain is one of his coach’s trusted men. Except that at some point, you have to know when to stop pushing… especially when the club has resources.

Ask yourself this: if Suzuki didn’t wear the C on his jersey, would he still be one of the club’s top three shooters in shootouts after 16 consecutive misses? No, clearly not.

Early in his career, Suzuki was a sure bet in shootouts, scoring almost every time. But for more than two years now, he hasn’t been able to score even once.

He’s handsome and he’s good, the captain… but I’m really, really tired of seeing him on the ice in shootouts, especially among the first three shooters. It just doesn’t work, and you can tell that the repeated failures are weighing on his mind.
Why not give Juraj Slafkovský a chance, for example, who wasn’t among the club’s top six shooters yesterday? And why did we have to wait until the fourth round to see Ivan Demidov, who has the best hands on the club, get his chance?

And if the club could find a way to bring Alexandre Texier back into the lineup, that wouldn’t hurt either in this scenario.

In brief

– Interesting information from colleague Maxime Truman.

Corey Perry will play tonight.

– It’s understandable.