Okay, so, sure, Gilroy's game had been steadily declining. So we decided to reassign him to Hartford. If that were the whole story, it would make sense. But taken in context, given the defensemen that seem like they're allowed to play however they like with no penalty, this is weird. I don't have necessarily an issue with sending Gilroy (tied for seventh in points, tied for ninth in +/-, second overall in goals, and tied for first in shots taken among NHL rookie defensemen) down. My issue is with sending him down because of a "decline in play" while in the same breath letting absolutely everything Michal Rozsival does slide. Does Gilroy need to get better? Yes. Does Heikkinen deserve that position more than Gilroy? Possibly. Does Gilroy deserve it more than Rozsival? Definitely.
Oh, and we sent Johnson back down so he can play more, and instead brought up Matt Zaba to be Lundqvist's figurehead backup.
What. The. Butt.
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