Pyatt-Richards-Zuccarello
Hagelin-Stepan-Callahan
Clowe-Brassard-Nash
Kreider-Powe-Asham

There’s already been plenty of reaction on Twitter. What in the hell is our coach doing? Maybe sticking Nash with Brassard will spark him because he sure has been invisible the past two games. Clowe has cooled considerably since his memorably Broadway debut. He’s slow and is demonstrating why the Sharks dealt him.

Most baffling is seeing Pyatt with Richards and Zuccarello. Say what? I get that Pyatt plays hard. But he has done nothing since a strong start. It’s painfully obvious that Tort hates the roster. Even after the trades Slats made, these are easily the craziest combos under him with the exception of Hagelin, Stepan and Callahan. For those complaining about our captain, you gotta be kidding. He deserves to be on that line. Everything else is open for debate.

I wish I could say I was optimistic about tonight. Ahem.