“You can’t just come in and fit in, ultimately, you have to show you’re making us better,” coach Jeff Blashill said. “It’s not good enough to show, ‘I can kind of come in and play and help us lose.’ That’s not what we’re looking for.

Exactly. You can’t just come in and be one of the most effective players on the team and score a Gordie Howe hat trick and expect to stay in the lineup.

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"I have full confidence in (GM Jim Benning), (head coach Travis Green) and this group," Aquilini wrote.