One of the top story lines coming into training camp was who would be the last piece of the top-six puzzle for opening night. Last year, the Star’s second line was one of the biggest areas of needed improvement. With a reinvigorated Roop Hintz and the newcomer Joe Pavelski, that left open just one more roster spot in the top six. The offseason had talks of Jason Dickinson, Corey Perry, Denis Gurianov or maybe even Jason Robertson to fill the void.
Well, if head coach Jim Montgomery’s latest lines in practice are any indication of how he feels the roster is filling out, it seems as if Gurianov has fallen behind in the race for a top-six roster spot.