On paper, there are plenty of reason of why putting Jon Marchessault on the top line just isn’t a fit.
But with two injuries to the Florida Panthers’ top nine, coach Gerard Gallant has already been forced to do some juggling, and we haven’t even started the regular season.
The Panthers would have loved to start the season with their top line of Jonathan Huberdeau, Aleksander Barkov, and Jaromir Jagr intact. But due to an injury to Huberdeau, the Panthers must prepare to play the majority of their season without their best left winger.