In their absence, new trios were concocted, and it was Jonathan Drouin who led the first trio, alongside Mike Hoffman and Josh Anderson. The two Finns, Joel Armia and Artturi Lehkonen, were graduated to the second line with Christian Dvorak.
On defense, the young Sami Niku occupied the role of seventh defenseman. Jake Allen was practicing as a starting goaltender and should start Saturday's game against the Vegas Golden Knights at the Bell Centre.
