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If I recall correctly, didn't Sather say after the Kovalev trade that he had insisted on getting LaCouture? And, when he's playing his game, he does bring something that the Rangers need on the ice. Unfortunately, he seems to have forgotten what that was between pre-season and the regular season. And I would definitely switch him with Barnaby. LaCouture played well with Messier last year and Holik needs something to get him going (I would suggest a heart transplant, but the recovery time is too long). Maybe Barnaby can spark Holik's line at even strength.
As for playing LaCouture on the PK--I certainly would, but Sather seems to like to play two players from the same line on the PK, rather than mixing and matching. I seriously doubt we would ever see a PK pair of Lundmark and LaCouture--Sather would not be willing to let Lundmark take so many defensive zone draws. Not that Holik has been so great in that department either. On the other hand, Messier and LaCouture also killed penalties last year....
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