I think one of the problems that contributed to the 8 game losing streak was partially rectified last night and that was loading the best defenseman on the top pairing. For a few games when Samuelsson and Jokiharju were out, they played Dahlin and Power as a pair, meaning the remaining pairs were AHL Level and the results spoke for themselves.
Last night Samuelsson and Dahlin were together for about 4 minutes of 5v5 time, hopefully the coaching staff continues this