On Tuesday, Peter Laviolette talked about the virtues of using James van Riemsdyk on the top line in place of Jaromir Jagr. I didn’t really buy it, given that Jakub Voracek looked better there than JVR during the Winter Classic and because JVR hasn’t earned it, but I also knew the coaching staff is desperate to get the kid going again. Today, reasoning stepped in and Matt Read was up there o

Excerpt from: Tim Panaccio