Ballantine got to the arena later than normal but a few minutes earlier than would demand a talk from the Director of Player Personnel.
He was down to about nine minutes of ice time a game, probably not gonna hit the 300 goal mark that seemed so easily within reach a few seasons ago.
Lucky to not be in the press box as a healthy scratch, if he was honest …
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