Seider scored a power-play goal on three shots and blocked two shots in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Capitals. Seider ended an eight-game goal drought, though he managed three assists in that span.

I love when a team has distinct flaws but isn’t irredeemable. It’s one of my favorite things in sports, actually—that extended fight to minimize weaknesses and maximize strengths in a journey from “slightly below average” to “slightly above average.

Seider registered a power-play assist, two shots on goal, three hits, two blocked shots and two PIM in Saturday's 5-3 Stadium Series loss to the Blue Jackets. Seider has a goal and four assists ...