Earlier today, the diggers tweeted out that forward Teemu Pulkkinen would be sitting tonight. Instead of making room for Riley Sheahan's return by removing Joakim Andersson, Pulkkinen got the short end of the stick. Why? Here is what Blashill had to say in Ansar Khan's article yesterday:
"I actually thought Teemu played well (Wednesday)," Blashill said. "I want that line to have a certain identity and he doesn't necessarily fit in the identity of that line. So he's got to beat out guys in the lines above him. The guys above him have – Nyquist, Tats – all those wingers have scored at a much greater rate in the NHL.