Doubtful. Skinner is in purgatory and now that Lazar scored RK feels vindicated.
I think we need some patience w Staal; new system, new team, new teammates and a short camp to learn everything. The only person he’s played with is Skinner, which is another reason it was stupid to demote Skinner to the 4th line, but I digress.
Please don’t compare Hall. He knew RK, RK’s principals and he’s playing with Jack.
Staal’s performance so far does raise an interesting question. We essentially have 5 new forwards; Hall, Staal, Sheahan, Thompson and Cozens. In this short season, it will be an interesting to monitor how quickly the new guys adjust to their new team or to life in the NHL for the kids.