The Golden Knights are on the backup plan to their backup plan at second line center.
Injuries to Erik Haula and Paul Stastny forced coach Gerard Gallant to elevate Cody Eakin and scattered question marks across the rest of the lineup. Gallant said Wednesday that Haula is “month to month” and Stastny is “not close,” so the Knights may need to be creative to fill the void their absences left.
“I think we’ve got to make sure we know we’ve got a good team in here and as long as we keep putting the work in, we’re going to be OK,” forward Ryan Reaves said.