With the Tampa Bay Lighting’s recent struggles on the power play, a lot of voices online (including ours) have called for Victor Hedman to be returned to the first unit. While it won’t solve the lack of Steven Stamkos’ one-timer from the circle, Hedman’s success on the power play in the regular season (4 power play goals, 18 power play assists) should help a special teams unit that has yet to score in the first two rounds.
In Monday’s media session, head coach Jon Cooper was asked directly about why Mikhail Sergachev remains on the top unit and if he would consider switching his two offensively-minded blueliners.