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As much as I've enjoyed TvR's play recently, I don't think he comes in over Jensen. Jensen and Chara are the two defensemen who've logged the most ice time on the penalty kill. For context, without Jensen in the lineup (139:46 TOI on the PK):
Chara: 147:21
Dillon: 102:33
Carlson: 101:39
Orlov: 33:24
van Riemsdyk: 32:57
Schultz: 6:03 (lol)
If Chara or Dillon goes to the box, ooooh boy that'd be an adventure on the PK. If anyone's going to sit for TvR in the lineup, it'll probably be Schultz since Orlov can play the point in the second power play unit.
Overall though, I like the forward lines. The third line of Sheary - Kuznetsov - Sprong could feast on some easier competition, and you can always rotate Raffl in for Sprong if he struggles or the game calls for more defensive structure.