Bjork not alone. Fitz with a brutal turnover, too. I wonder if he's in his final Sabres game of the season (he's still waiver exempt at the moment and Power is going to push out someone... and it won't be Samuelsson).
'Spacers: But it's a whole 'nother year!
Owen Unlimited Power: Look... it's only one more season.
'Spacers: Yeah. That's what you said when Cal Petersen left.
Owen Unlimited Power: I'll convince him to sign next year. I promise.
He's still only 21 years old. I get it that he's becoming great... but 24+ min/g against this run of March/Apr opponents. And every opponent is targeting him. Kid needs someone else to be on the ice... from time-to-time.
Yes, when healthy I'd say he'd be the 1C on 15 teams in the league. Or at least, he'd be getting the most PP time + EV time as center. There are some centers who'd get more time because they'd also be a primary PK in addition to some PP time.
They scored 7 against MTL, 4 against CHI, 7 against NJD (after trailing 6-2), 5 against BUF, and 7 against TOR (after trailing 5-1). All FLA wins. These are their last 5 games.
I think Florida will pick it up a bit.
Sad, but true. But if he learns that he can plaster someone on occasion, and the opponents learn that he will... it's one more option in his arsenal. Because the skating and reach and defensive IQ will allow him cover all manner of other rushes/entries. But that occasional pop without going hunting/looking for it would be very helpful.
The dreaded two-goal lead. Only one thing to do... score 8 more.