Shattenkirk is an incredibly skilled player and folks need not get that twisted.
— Nick Mercadante (@NMercad) October 16, 2018- I thought Tuesday was going to be an enormous test for Neal Pionk, paired with Brady Skjei and away from Marc Staal. Pionk had a few solid moments, including a great spring pass in the first, but the underlying numbers were just as bad as they have been with Staal. I can’t imagine Tony DeAngelo is going to sit out another game, and to be fair it was a one-game sample away from Staal, but Pionk needs to start showing the better side of his defensive game if he can, and soon.