My main complaint with Max Domi since the start of these playoffs, and really since he was traded to the Montreal Canadiens in 2018, has been his inability to blend in with teammates. Domi is Domi. He is a creative, shifty, and talented forward, one of the top passers on the team. But you either build a line around him or his name doesn’t appear on the scoresheet.
Domi creates matchup problems for the coaching staff. First, he is a below-average defensive player. His tendency to tiptoe toward the attack in defensive situations makes it hard for Claude Julien to pair him with some of the otheroffensive players on the team.