from Damien Cox of Sportsnet,

Can’t Always Be Jake: Seriously, it’s time for Randy Carlyle to quit pointing at Jake Gardiner every time he wants to scratch somebody. If Carlyle wants to make an impact, he could ask captain Dion Phaneuf to take a seat for a game. Lord knows, Phaneuf made enough mistakes on the weekend. Or Joffrey Lupul, who had some awful plays Saturday night. That would make an impact.

Additions Not Yet Adding: Anaheim’s having a great season despite injuries and despite the fact GM Bob Murray’s stop-gap acquisitions have yet to pay dividends. Ilya Bryzgalov, in two appearances, has a .789 save percentage and a 6.40 goals against average. Rene Bourque has one goal in 14 games since being added from Montreal. Defenceman Eric Brewer played two games after being acquired from Tampa and promptly broke his foot.

Frontline Sniper For Sale?: We’ll see if T.J. Oshie gets moved by the Blues when the trade freeze is listed in two weeks. Boston is said to have interest, and both St. Louis and the Bruins seem to have some interest in making a move. Oshie, however, has two more years at $4.175 million per season, and few teams want term. He’s an interesting player, but he’s now 27 and into his prime and has just five goals and seven assists this season.

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