He’s played young players (Adam Edstrom, Brett Berard, Victor Mancini, Matt Rempe), and frankly, it’s hard to see what else he can do. None of that matters, though. If the losses keep coming ...

Berard logged an assist, two PIM and a minus-3 rating in Monday's 5-3 loss to the Panthers. Berard managed two points over 10 appearances in December while filling a bottom-six role most of the time.