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Sheldon Keefe on the loss of Jake Muzzin to injury: “It puts more onus on our collective group — the forwards in particular — to do a good job of protecting the defense”

Does it feel like you’re coaching the Marlies again in here?

Keefe: I don’t know about that [laughs]. You look at the group and there are a lot of familiar faces there. Bringing Rosen back, it is pretty darn close to the Calder Cup championship defense. It is a good thing for me. I’ve got comfort in those guys and confidence in them. They’re a confident group together at the same time. These guys are not AHL defensemen. That’s the big thing.

I thought Rosen, if he wasn’t included in that trade, would have had a really good opportunity to be playing in the NHL this season.