Sam Weinman at The Ranger Report writes..."Blair Betts is not only out tonight, but for the next two to three weeks after undergoing minor foot surgery at the New York Hospital for Joint Disease."
...man, earlier today they said it was a bunion. Now its joint disease. Talk about a misdiagnosis.
...not too often do you say this about an injury to a fourth line center, but this is a huge blow. With Betts going down we are losing our best shot blocker and penalty killer.
Weinman adds this about replacing Betts....
"Tom Renney said he first wants to see how Ryan Hollweg fares tonight...
...There is also the option of dropping Martin Straka down to center in the near future and slipping in Prucha in Straka’s old spot on the third line. That would be a more likely option if not for the fact that Straka alongside Chris Drury and Ryan Callahan has recently been showing signs of life. Callahan and Sean Avery also have experience playing center, but the same concerns about disrupting chemistry apply."
...I have too agree with Renney giving Hollweg a chance tonight. I'd rather disrupt the chemistry on the fourth line rather than the whole team.
...if Hollweg's a train wreck, then I wouldn't mind seeing, as Weinman suggests, Straka centering the fourth line with Prucha filling in on the third line. Plus we could then insert Prucha on one of our power play units.
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