u/DebtAffectionate6845

Am I missing something? Wasn't this guy solid all season?

Breakout passing, zone coverage, rush defence, puck retrieval.. I seem to recall him being considerably less error-prone than Stanley, Schenn, even Timmins.

Sure, "the playoffs are more physical," and Metsa is small. Every year, in the opening round, the players are trying to straight up murder each other, and run each other out of the building. But playing like this is just not sustainable, and by the middle of the second round, the game is really just not that much more punishing than the regular season, which Metsa could clearly compete in.

He deserves a chance.