Jake is so out of shape all the time yet one of the fastest guys on the ice.
I would of run the lines that got me to the play ins with Ferland in instead of Rooster or Sutter. I’m sorry but not playing the lotto line together just smells of trying to be “tricky” or some other nonsense to me. Not to mention Toff, Bo, Pearson all play the same type of game that would compliment each other. Let’s forget all that and throw everyone in the blender like they’re down by a goal and haven’t been able to get anything going for a whole game. It’s like it works in reverse with Greener. Always fixing things that aren’t broken. Just saying.
Jake beat a wild defenseman to an icing. Had the nice back check. Had the good chance with a half slapper. Had a nice shot that Rooster blocked with his head.
Also on a shift with Pearson and Bo (after a pk) the line got hemmed in their own zone for a bit of time. As soon as Jakes check got the puck he made a simple move your feet play to force a crappy pass and ultimately they got the puck back.
I don’t have a photographic memory but I can remember all of that pretty easily. Mainly because I was watching his play tonight as I thought the decision to bench him was a poor one.