Victor Rask C FA Mon 3/2/15 11:58 AM
Victor Rask
C FA
Rask recorded a power-play assist and skated a season-high 21:27 during Saturday's 5-3 win over the Islanders.
Since sitting out two games as a healthy scratch, Rask has seen an uptick in his ice time, averaging 17:29 over the past five games, including roughly three minutes on the power play. Rask and his linemates Nathan Gerbe and Andrej Nestrasil were effectively the Canes' second line against the Islanders, bumping Jeff Skinner, Riley Nash and Elias Lindholm down to third-line status. Assuming this trend continues, it represents an opportunity for Rask to play a larger role in the Canes' lineup, so fantasy owners should be prepared to take advantage accordingly.
