Cedric Paquette was injured on a high hit during the pre-season that has caused him to miss the first seven games of the season. He’s been practicing this week and could see his return to the line up before long for the Tampa Bay Lightning. But that begs the question of who will he replace in the line up?
As I see it, there’s one strong option, one mediocre option, and one unlikely option for who he replaces. Let’s go through each one.
Joseph has averaged 11:44 TOI. The only players currently in the line up with less TOI per game than Joseph are Carter Verhaeghe and Luke Witkowski.